A fire severely damaged a home in Queens overnight. 

The fire broke out around 2:25 a.m. Wednesday in South Ozone Park. The FDNY said it was sparked by fireworks being used in the area. 

Those fireworks were caught on surveillance video - at one point they flew right into a family's home. Shortly after, bright orange flames shot out of three homes on Foch Boulevard and Lincoln Street. 

Neighbors said the fireworks were part of a Diwali celebration. The Hindu festival of lights is traditionally celebrated with fireworks in India, but fireworks are illegal in New York City. 

Thick, heavy smoke filled the sky, as the back of a house became engulfed in flames. The heat also melted the exteriors of neighboring homes. 

Three people were asleep inside the first house, but they managed to escape. The FDNY said two people were taken to the hospital. 

"I was up and I smelled the smoke and saw the fire. Came running down, called my mother- and father-in-law. They noticed the fire at the same time, too. So we basically all just ran outside at the same time," said neighbor Mohiuddin Saif.

Families ran out of their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. 

"I never thought in a million years I would go through this," Juanita Colon said. "We got nothing now because everything is ruined. My son has no clothes. We have to be in a hotel room living out of a hotel." 

311 called to report the fireworks

Saif lives next door to his in-laws and said he called the police around midnight because people were setting off fireworks in the street, and some had landed in his backyard. 

"That's when I called 911 and made a report. I was told that somebody would come and check. But then I was waiting, nobody came, nobody checked up," he said. "I did take some pictures, videos, of the guys who were doing it. I was waiting if the cops would show up before they leave, they didn't. Then, I just went back to my bed."

We're told multiple illegal fireworks and noise complaints were made to 311 before the fire. 

"It was all night, since 9 p.m.," neighbor Ruth Ragoonauth said. 

"It was really loud, disturbing us from sleeping," Rehana Insanali said. 

"You can celebrate to a certain time, but why celebrating until 1, 2, 3 in the morning when people've got to get up early to go to work?" Charlie Cuebas said. 

 "At least they were able to get out"

Wednesday afternoon, melted vehicles and hollowed-out homes were all that was left of the fire. Video from the scene captured leftover boxes of fireworks still in the street. 

Residents were trying to save whatever they can, including bags of clothing and other items that weren't destroyed.

"It's crazy, it's totally gone," one person said. "At least they were able to get out. That's the most important thing, their life."