{"id":305622,"date":"2026-07-25T19:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/305622\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:59:11","slug":"massive-5-alarm-new-york-city-apartment-fire-injures-17-fdny-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/305622\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive 5-alarm New York City apartment fire injures 17 FDNY firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Nearly two dozen people were injured, including several New York City firefighters (FDNY) Saturday, when a massive fire broke out at an apartment building in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_7061737\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Queens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">FDNY chief of Fire Operations Kevin Woods said firefighters first got word of the fire just before 10 a.m. in a two-story wooden building in Queens and when they arrived, two buildings were fully involved, and it was spreading to a third building.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Woods added that rescuers were able to get to the second floor above the fire &#8220;under high heat and zero visibility&#8221; where one resident was trapped.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_7061738\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/historic-nyc-church-engulfed-5-alarm-blaze-6-firefighters-injured-battling-stubborn-flames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HISTORIC NYC CHURCH ENGULFED IN 5-ALARM BLAZE; 6 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BATTLING STUBBORN FLAMES<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NYCFIRE.gif\" alt=\"firefighters battling fire in queens ny\" width=\"2026\" height=\"07\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in Queens, N.Y., Saturday. (FDNY)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They were taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In total, 17 firefighters were injured, two members of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_7061739\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/disaster-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Emergency Medical Services<\/a> (EMS) and two civilians.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">None of the injuries are life-threatening, Woods said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_7061740\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/parolee-charged-deadly-new-york-homeless-hotel-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PAROLED FELON CHARGED IN DEADLY FIRE AT NEW YORK HOMELESS HOTEL THAT KILLED 6<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nycfire3.png\" alt=\"Firefighters gather outside a residential building as crews continue battling a large structure fire with hoses stretched across the street.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York City firefighters regroup outside a residential building in Queens during an active fire response as crews continue working to extinguish the blaze on Saturday. (Peter Gerber)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We want to thank the staff at all of these area hospitals for taking care of our personnel,&#8221; Woods added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He said the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_7061741\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fifth-alarm fire<\/a>, which corresponds to using 250 firefighters, left &#8220;heavy damage&#8221; to the building and many of the families are displaced.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nyc_fire2.png\" alt=\"Firefighters direct multiple water streams onto a heavily damaged residential building as crews work to extinguish a large structure fire.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Firefighters spray water onto a severely damaged residential building during an active fire response as smoke and debris fill the air Saturday in Queens, N.Y. (Peter Gerber)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Woods added that the historic residences were built in 1930 and completely made of wood.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The fire is under control, he said, adding that the cause is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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