Family Injured In Woodhaven Fire

NY1 News 1/27/09

Several members of a Queens family have been hospitalized after a fast-moving fire tore through their Woodhaven home early this morning.

Flames broke out around 5 a.m. at a three-story house near the intersection of 93rd Street and 97th Avenue.

A mother, two children, and a grandmother sustained serious injuries in the fire. Emergency workers say the victims were overcome by heavy smoke.

Neighbors say they are lucky the flames did not spread beyond the single home.

"Very friendly people, very wonderful people, you know, when I found out it was them, it's sad," said one neighbor. "Although it's unfortunate, the fortunate situation is that none of the other houses went on fire."

Officials say the fire started on the second floor.

The cause is under investigation.