YourNabe.com 2/12/09
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Firefighters worked to contain a blaze that spread through a block of 11 rowhouses in Woodhaven but caused no serious injuries. Photo by PJ Smith |
A quick-moving, five-alarm blaze engulfed 11
homes on a Woodhaven block Thursday,
fire officials said.
Two firefighters and two civilians
suffered minor injuries in the fire that
swept through 96th Street by 91st Avenue
in Woodhaven, according to Chief Sal Cassano. A cat was rescued.
He said fire marshals were still
investigating the cause of the blaze,
although neighbors said it was caused by
an elderly man who was smoking.
When firefighters arrived at the scene
at around 1:30 p.m., the blaze had
already spread to more than one home,
Cassano said. It took almost two hours
to extinguish as 65 units as well as 230
firefighters and EMS workers battled the
blaze, he said. Firefighters were unsure
in which home the fire started, Cassano
said, but the blaze originated in a
cockloft and quickly spread. High wind
gusts contributed to the fire’s
spreading, he said.
“We had a lot of fire and it’s
swirling,” he said. “There was so much
smoke when we got there. The wind made
it very difficult. The firefighters who
are here did a great job.”
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