Eight hurt in Queens house fire overnight, FDNY says
NEW YORK -- Eight people, including a pair of police officers, were hurt in an overnight fire in Fresh Meadows, Queens on Saturday.
The call came in at around 2:15 a.m. reporting a fire on the second floor of a home on 73rd Avenue between 164th Street and 166th, the FDNY said.
It took firefighters about 45 minutes to get the fire under control.
A 50-year-old man, 46-year-old woman, 22-year-old woman and three children, ages 7, 9 and 10, were injured and taken to local hospitals.
The man was in critical condition after suffering burns and smoke inhalation, officials said.
Two police officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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