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Mayday: 6 FFs injured during NYC 2-alarm house fire

One firefighter is in serious condition after being injured during a fire on Staten Island where an elderly person was trapped

By Maura Grunlund , Jan Somma-Hammel , Scott Axelrod
Staten Island Advance

NEW YORK — A civilian and six firefighters were injured in a two-alarm fire at a home in New Brighton on Wednesday morning.

The civilian, a 73-year-old woman, suffered burns to the body and was rushed in critical condition to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.

The six firefighters suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. One firefighter was listed in serious condition and the five others suffered minor injuries, according to a spokesman for the FDNY /EMS.

The fire was called at 10:55 a.m. for the 20-by-40-foot home at 26 Prospect Ave. between Harvard and York avenues, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY /EMS.

About 25 units and 106 fire and EMS personnel brought the fire under control at 12:30 p.m., the FDNY spokesperson said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the FDNY spokesman said.


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A person was seen being treated on a stretcher at the scene.

Smoke was billowing from the attic of the home that appeared to have extensive damage from the blaze. Firefighters were standing on the roof that extended out over the front porch and were using a hose to spray the water upward into the attic.

A ladder was extended toward the top roof of the two-and-a-half-story frame home.

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