COLLEGE POINT, Queens (WABC) — Firefighters have put out a massive fire that began ripping through an industrial complex in Queens on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The five-alarm fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. at a warehouse on 130th Street between 20th and 22nd avenues in College Point.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness News was on scene Saturday morning as firefighters continued to dose hot spots with water, surpassing the 12th hour of the emergency response.<\/p>\n
Video captures heavy flames and thick smoke billowing from the structure overnight.<\/p>\n
Some of the smoke could be seen from miles away, blowing north up into Westchester County at one point. The smoke prompted the Mount Vernon Police Department to put out a notice about the smell of fire.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness News spoke with one man who works in the industrial complex, which is over 64,000 square feet and subdivided.<\/p>\n
“It was huge, I mean, there’s no words to describe it,” the man said. “So, that warehouse, the front part was like kitchen cabinets, we’re a wholesaler. And the back side is just a lumber yard and building materials.”<\/p>\n
Nearly 300 fire and EMS personnel responded to help battle the flames. At one point, the FDNY says eight towel ladders were in operation and completely surrounded the structure.<\/p>\n
Authorities are still investigating what caused the fire.<\/p>\n
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