According to CBS News New York, the fire broke out in the building's basement and initially resisted efforts to knock it down, as seen in video showing several engine companies on scene. The outlet reported that two FDNY members were hurt while fighting the fire, but officials had not yet released their conditions or specified where they were taken for treatment. CBS said the information came from authorities at the scene.
Fire marshals in Queens are investigating what sparked a three-alarm fire in a tire shop that extended to a nearby apartment building early on Saturday morning. Two firefighters wound up being hospitalized after being caught in a burst of smoke and flame during the fire that engulfed 1905 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood just after 4 a.m. on Jan. 17. The first responding units from FDNY Battalion 28 reported heavy smoke pouring out of the tire shop and apartment building.
The collision resulted in a number of firefighters receiving minor injuries Gardaí and paramedics attended the scene on Mount Street, Dublin 2, after a Dublin Fire Brigade engine was involved in the crash on Sunday afternoon. The incident saw the front of the fire engine significantly damaged following a collision with the bus, which also sustained serious damage around its centre doors.