"The one-alarm blaze ignited at about 7:50 a.m. on Nov. 23 inside a three-story home at 113-23 202nd St. in St. Albans, within the 113th Precincts confines. Firefighters arrived at the scene within three minutes and observed flames spreading throughout the building, according to the Fire Department. In all, 20 units with 60 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the incident."
"The fire had originated in the cellar and was extending upstairs, said Deputy Chief George Healy. Upon arrival, we did have reports of people trapped. Units made entry on multiple levels of the building from both the interior and the exterior via portable ladders. During the search, firefighters located three victims including two women, ages 68 and 95, and a six-year-old girl."
"All three victims were in cardiac arrest, according to EMS Deputy Chief Gregg Brady. Citizen reported that EMS performed CPR on the child at the scene. Paramedics rushed her to Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center Cohen's Children's Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition. EMS rushed the women to Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, where the 95-year-old woman was pronounced dead."
A one-alarm fire began about 7:50 a.m. on Nov. 23 at 113-23 202nd St., St. Albans. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found flames spreading from the cellar upward. Twenty units and 60 personnel, including EMS, responded and made multiple-level entries using portable ladders after reports of people trapped. Firefighters located three victims — women aged 95 and 68, and a six-year-old girl — all in cardiac arrest. The six-year-old was taken to LIJ Cohen's Children’s Hospital in critical condition; the 68-year-old is critical but stable at LIJ-Valley Stream; the 95-year-old was pronounced dead and her body sent to the OCME. Fire marshals are investigating.
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