A fire on the roof of an apartment building in queens rapidly spread to apartments below damaging more than 100 apartments and displacing dozens of people as the blaze burned for hours tuesday.
Roofing fire in elmhurst ny 2017.
The fire started at 6 30 p m.
Two days later aafe met with the local community helping fire victims deal with some of their most pressing needs.
On the top floor of the building at 56 11 94th st between 56th and 57th avenues according to the fdny.
It broke out just before 3 a m.
New york cbsnewyork dozens of families are displaced after an extra alarm fire tore through an apartment building in elmhurst queens early tuesday evening.
The city fire department says a damaged electrical cord caused a fire in queens monday morning that left one man dead and two others hospitalized.
Dnainfo katie honan elmhurst tenants of an apartment building destroyed in a five alarm fire are going to court to force the appointment of an independent official to oversee rebuilding saying.
The five alarm fire broke out before 6 30 a m.
A devastating fire april 12 2017 in a building on 94th street in elmhurst queens forced dozens of residents from their homes.
Contractor used forbidden torch and propane on wooden roof before blaze.
Between the roof and ceiling.