Fires in Queens and East Harlem: many dead and wounded, including children

In new York the night erupted just two dangerous fire in Queens and East Harlem. Police say the two incidents, three were killed, but many residents of the two boroughs suffered serious injuries.

A call about a fire in the home on 211th Street in Queens village, received yesterday (28 April) at around midnight. On the scene arrived 138 fire, which took almost 90 minutes to extinguish the flames.

#FDNY members operated overnight on the scene of a fatal 3-alarm fire, 93-20 211 St #Queens pic.twitter.com/hOyWXD4dzS

— FDNY (@FDNY) April 29, 2018

In this incident 11 people were injured who were taken to local hospitals. Know about the death of 80-year-old men and women and a 30-year-old woman.

Another 3 people are in critical condition (including a child aged 8 years), and five (including 6-year-old) are in stable condition and their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

A few hours after a fire in Queens new flames broke out in Harlem. It happened around 6:45 am on the 29th floor of a building in 1200 block on Fifth Avenue.

At the moment it is unknown about the causes of fire any of them. On the ground continue to work investigators.

Fire in the building across the street. FDNY on site quickly, with massive response. Couple of people have been carried out on stretchers. pic.twitter.com/RBSY4FFbZn

— Hlithskjolf (@hlithskjolf) April 29, 2018

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