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Nearly 200 Firefighters Called To Raging Fire In Richmond Hill, Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Nearly 200 firefighters were called to the scene where a building in Queens went up in flames Sunday.

Video showed thick, black smoke coming from a commercial building on Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill.

The raging fire took about 90 minutes to bring under control, the FDNY said.

Two firefighters were hospitalized, but both have since been released.

A third person was taken to the hospital, but officials did not comment on their condition.

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