Published Monday, August 20, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say 10 firefighters and two residents were injured in a fire at a three-story building in Queens.
The three-alarm blaze erupted at 2:55 a.m. Monday at 143-05 45th Ave. in a building that housed a Laundromat on the first floor and apartments above.
It was brought under control at 5:56 a.m.
The two civilians were taken to a hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
The firefighters were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
The cause of the fire and where it originated are under investigation.
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