5-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Farmers Market In Glendale, Queens
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- FDNY crews are battling a five-alarm fire at a farmers market in Queens late Saturday.
Flames broke out at the market on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale just before 9 p.m.
#fire #myrtleavenue #glendale #queens #nyc pic.twitter.com/tQOjnaq0AA
— Cristina Badamo (@cristinabadamo) June 25, 2017
Video posted to social media showed crowds of people looking on as firefighters doused the blaze with water in an attempt to bring it under control.
9 injuries reported at scene of 5-alarm fire, 72-10 Myrtle Ave, #Queens, all non life-threatening pic.twitter.com/CGEwZIovaK
— FDNY (@FDNY) June 25, 2017
The FDNY says 9 people suffered non-life threatening injuries, which remained active as of 12:15 a.m.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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