Queens fireplace: Blaze tears by means of residence, surrounding property in Whitestone

WHITESTONE, Queens (WABC) — A fireplace tore by means of a home in Queens and the property surrounding it.

It occurred Sunday afternoon on 6-24 159th Road in Whitestone. The FDNY stories 60 first responders had been on the scene. They had been capable of deliver the blaze underneath management simply earlier than 3:30 p.m.

One neighbor says he heard screaming because the household tried in useless to avoid wasting their residence.

“I heard screaming after which my mother was yelling at me to return outdoors and get the fireplace extinguisher. I got here outdoors with it. The hearth was method greater than what a fireplace extinguisher may do,” mentioned Chris Anistasis.

There’s nearly nothing let of the house besides the shell. Neighbors suffered loss to their property, however all are respiration a sigh of reduction that nobody was injured and all pets had been safely evacuated.

Propane tanks had been seen floating within the pool.

Anistasis additionally remembers a second of panic after they could not discover the daddy. Seems he was on the roof of one other residence watching.

“The Dad’s on the roof of the opposite home. That freaked me out a little bit bit. Not figuring out if he’ll be advantageous,” he mentioned

The household moved into the house about 4 years in the past. Different neighbors had been providing water and materials assist.

The reason for the fireplace stays underneath investigation.

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