A large five-alarm fire tore through a block in Queens Thursday morning.
The FDNY responded to a call just before 3 a.m. to a home on 130th Street in South Richmond Hill. More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel arrived to find a two-story home fully engulfed.
The flames started in one home, then quickly spread next door.
Video from the scene shows large clouds of smoke coming from the block.
More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel respond to an overnight fire in Queens.
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Neighbors said they heard what sounded like an explosion shortly after the fire started.
“It was a loud boom and possible gunshots because I saw the police officers backing up, and then they were like ‘you gotta evacuate, you gotta evacuate,'” one resident said. “I just grabbed what I could and hopped in my car and drove away cause worst comes to worst, I could at least sit in my car and charge my phone, and go to someone’s house.”
Fire officials say there have been no reported injuries or deaths. They are asking people in the area to avoid the smoke in the area and expect traffic delays throughout the morning.