Massive Queens loft fire draws nearly 200 FDNY responders and injures 3 firefighters

Heavy flames tore through an artist-in-residence building in Queens, prompting a third-alarm response and a lengthy firefight

QUEENS, N.Y. — A large fire tore through an artist-in-residence loft building in Queens on Monday morning, drawing nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene and leaving three firefighters injured.

According to the New York City Fire Department, crews responded at approximately 8:46 a.m. to reports of a fire at 10-15 48th Avenue.

Fire units arrived in less than four minutes and encou...