In new York thanksgiving Day was not without incident. The holiday turned into a nightmare for several families from Queens — their home was destroyed by fire.
On Thursday evening, the flames erupted on the first floor of a building on 108th Avenue in Jamaica. The fire spread rapidly and soon engulfed the adjacent house. Fortunately, at this point, the residents celebrated the holiday in the hotel and restaurants. Only one woman was home at the time of the fire she was in the shower, but I managed to get out, hearing the noise on the street.
«I came out of the bathroom and saw the smoke. If not for the screams and banging, I could lose your life,» suggested frightened Destini Vance.
At the scene arrived firemen 138 — 20:30 and was able to subdue the elements, not allowing the spread of fire to other houses on the street.
Neighbors Vance came home when the fire already extinguished. Seeing the scale of the damage, many of them were happy that they weren’t inside. The photos show that the upper floors of both buildings almost completely burned out.
#FDNY members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 160-20 108 Queens Ave. There are currently no injuries reported pic.twitter.com/6NeYf4nqTY
— FDNY (@FDNY) November 24, 2017
Employees of the fire Department alarming intensity of the flame. At the moment the causes of the incident investigating — there is a possibility of arson.
