Multi-alarm fire damages several homes in Flushing, Queens; multiple injuries reported
FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Multiple people are being treated for injuries after fire ripped through a home in Queens and quickly spread.
The flames broke out just before 10am Saturday on the first floor of a home on 41st Road near College Point Boulevard in Flushing.
By 10:30am the fire had spread to two adjoining buildings, and a third alarm was struck.
A fourth alarm was transmitted by 10:40am.
Video from the Citizen app showed massive clouds of smoke billowing through the neighborhood.
FDNY said more than 250 fire and EMS personnel are on the scene working to contain the situation.
Officials say multiple patients are being treated by EMS. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.
This breaking story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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