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Flushing, Queens fire: Smoke seen on 40th Rd near Shanghai You Garden
Photos and videos shared online show smoke rising on 40th Road near the Shanghai You Garden restaurant in Flushing, Queens.
A fire has reportedly broken out on 40th Rd off Main St in Flushing, Queens.
The New York Fire Department's response video, shared on Instagram, shows fire blazes on the 2nd and 3rd floors of 135-31 taxpayer.
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A Reddit post stated that there were “tons of [fire] trucks and ambulances” at the scene
Photos and videos shared online show smoke rising near the Shanghai You Garden restaurant. However, a Reddit comment from a nearby resident mentioned that the fire got on the floor above and left the restaurant unaffected.
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A similar incident in the same area on Saturday
Another fire broke out in Queens at 19-05 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood over the weekend on Saturday morning around 4 a.m. The three-alarm fire started in a first-floor tyre shop and eventually spread to residential apartments on the second floor.
FDNY Assistant Chief David Sims told 1010 WINS that the fire was hard to manage as it continued raging even after being sprayed with water.
Jesus Maldonado, the building manager, expressed relief that every tenant was able to flee but said that the other occupants are "devastated" since "they've lost everything."
There were nine reported injuries, among which were four firefighters. The five injured tenants were treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns by the American Red Cross present on -site.
A Reddit comment under the original post for Shanghai You fire read, “This is common in Dec/Jan in flushing when leases end and restaurants purposely have a fire to claim insurance money. Also fire spreads fast because on 40th road the buildings are old, pre-war 2. They used to be office buildings.”
