"The FDNY received a call just before 12:30 p.m. of a fire on the second and third floors at 44-49 College Point Blvd. and fire crews were on the scene four minutes later. As the fire spread through five apartments on the second and third floors, a fourth alarm was transmitted bringing 74 units to the block between Avery Avenue and Pople Avenue with a total of 231 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene."
"Three people were found dead, including a juvenile, after they became trapped in a second-story apartment. As firefighters were climbing to the second floor, the staircase collapsed trapping two firefighters who were extricated and rushed to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries."
"Three people were injured after jumping from windows on the top floor. There were a total of 16 civilians injured. Two residents were rushed in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center. Three civilians were transported to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where they were listed in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries."
A wind-driven four-alarm fire erupted on the second and third floors of a multi-family residence at 44-49 College Point Boulevard in Flushing on Monday before 12:30 p.m. The fire spread across five apartments, prompting a fourth alarm that deployed 74 units and 231 firefighters and EMS personnel. Three people, including a juvenile, died after becoming trapped in a second-story apartment. Three people were injured jumping from windows on the top floor. A staircase collapse trapped two firefighters who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Sixteen civilians were injured total, with two in critical condition and three in serious condition. The fire was controlled by 2:44 p.m., with fire marshals investigating the cause.
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