5 people injured after fast-moving fire breaks out in Queens building

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) -- Five people were injured in a fast-moving fire in Queens.

The fire broke out on the fifth floor of an apartment building on 40-02 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City.

There is no word yet on what started the fire.

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