In the night from Saturday to Sunday a 7-storey apartment building, located in the district of Elmhurst, the fire broke out. Due to the late hour, local residents discovered the fire in the building. The flames spread quickly, and when arrived, service FDNY, burned a large part of the upper floor.
To extinguish the fire were involved in more than 170 employees of the FDNY. Because of the peculiarities of the layout of the building and flammable finishing materials to localize the fire was not immediately. In the fight against the fire damaged 9 firefighters, six of them were admitted to a nearby hospital, and three were assisted on the spot. Information about the status of injured workers FDNY specified. The service representatives assured that the lives of the firefighters out of danger, but soon they will have to undergo intensive treatment.
According to preliminary data, anybody from tenants has not suffered. However, because of a fire without a roof over your head left dozens of families. Many of them are still in shock from what happened and don’t understand what they should do now. People believe that only by a lucky chance none of them died in the fire.
«My apartment is destroyed. All destroyed,» said Nicola Ganong, one of the victims.
Ajman, Aion, 12-year-old boy, whose family also lost their homes, told me that his mother got the shock of our lives. The woman had to be hospitalized.
«First we saw the flames, and then everything was wrapped in smoke. We had no choice but to flee,» recalls child.
In view of the desperate plight of the victims, the red cross decided to intervene in the situation. Two families have already provided temporary housing, the rest of the fire victims all possible assistance. Activists and members of the red cross promise to support people in this difficult hour. The city authorities also said they are doing «everything possible».
