Thursday, August 18, 2016

2 people hurt, 1 seriously, in massive St. George 6-alarm fire burning through 5 homes; 10 firefighters suffer heat exhaustion in Long Island







Helicopter reporter Shannon Sohn has the details.

Eyewitness News
Updated 38 mins ago
ST. GEORGE, Staten Island (WABC) -- Firefighters are battling a six-alarm fire burning through five homes in St. George, Staten Island.

A house on Benzinger Avenue caught fire just after 6 p.m. on Thursday and quickly spread to the neighboring homes on both sides.

Two people were hurt, 1 seriously. 10 firefighters were also injured and said to be suffering from heat exhaustion.

All of the injured were taken to Richmond University Medical Center.

The FDNY says that there is extreme radiant heat in the street, that is so strong it melted the siding on buildings across the street.

Residents in the area are being advised to close their windows due to the heavy smoke in the area.

Some 250 firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire. There are also several EMTs and paramedics on the scene.