6 injured, including 1 child after fire tears through Queens home
WOODSIDE, Queens (WABC) -- A 7-year-old girl and two adults are in serious condition at Elmhurst Hospital after flames broke out in a home in Queens.
The fire started around 7 a.m. Sunday on 37th Road between 68th and 69th Streets in Woodside. Six people in total were taken to the hospital.
Firefighters responded quickly and were able to subdue the scene within an hour. From the outside, the fire did not seem like a monstrous inferno, but the smoke wreaked havoc on those inside.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. The civilians suffered from smoke inhalation.
The Red Cross is now assisting with temporary housing for the rest of the residents of the home.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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