Wednesday, March 11, 2015

2 FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT STATEN ISLAND FIRE






WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 

STATEN ISLAND, NY

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a three-alarm fire in Annadale Tuesday afternoon and were taken to Richmond University Medical Center for treatment.

The emergency call came in at 4:35 p.m. for a fire that ignited in the attic of the private home at 11 Kenmore Street. The blaze was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm at 5:12 p.m and was under control an hour later, according to an FDNY spokesman. 

Dozens of firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the scene just off Woodrow Road. Neighbors lined up the street after smelling smoke circulating the neighborhood.

"I just saw a bunch of flames coming from the top of the house," one neighbor said. "You could smell all the smoke from a few blocks over."

There were no civilian injuries, the spokesman said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.