A 78-year-old woman was in critical condition and at least two others were injured after a blaze ripped through a Queens home Saturday morning, cops and FDNY officials said.
Flames erupted about 9:50 a.m. on the first floor of the two-story home on College Point Blvd. near 41st Road in Flushing, before spreading to two adjoining buildings.
Roughly 270 first responders were at the scene, working to quell the flames through the afternoon, when a 5th alarm was called.
Photos posted to social media by the FDNY show heavy smoke billowing from the roof. Other videos show heavy flames shooting through the roof as firefighters doused the blaze from outside.
Along with the 78-year-old woman, who was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens, two other people were injured, officials said. Their conditions were not immediately clear. At least two firefighters may have also been hospitalized, their conditions not known.
Fire Marshals have been tasked with finding out what sparked the fire.
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