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Video: Over 50 Homes Destroyed In 6-Alarm Breezy Point Fire
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Jen Chung
Published Oct 30, 2012
Modified Oct 30, 2012
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A fire broke out in Queens home around 11 p.m. and, "due to the headwind," as a firefighter told the media, neighboring houses also caught fire. Now, the FDNY says it's a six-alarm fire that has destroyed at least 50 houses.
The homes were situated in Zone A, the area that Mayor Bloomberg ordered to evacuate on Sunday. Over 200 firefighters were at the scene. WABC 7 reports, "Firefighters said the water was chest high on the street, and they had to use a boat to make rescues. They said in one apartment home, about 25 people were trapped in an upstairs unit, and the 2-story home next door was ablaze and setting fire to the apartment's roof. Firefighters climbed an awning to access the trapped people, and took them downstairs to the boat in the street."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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