Forest Hills, Queens fire leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
Saturday, August 19, 2023 9:17PM
FOREST HILLS, Queens (WABC) — One person is dead after a fire ripped through the second floor of an apartment building in Queens.
It broke out just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday at 71-11 Austin Street.
A total of 60 firefighters responded to the blaze, which started on the second floor of the four-story building.
A woman in her 30s was taken to Jamaica Hospital with smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead.
Four other people, including a child, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Fire marshals will investigate the cause of the fire.
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