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Two-alarm fire rips through Queens commercial strip


A two-alarm fire in Queens that broke out Saturday morning ripped through multiple commercial buildings, the FDNY said.

A total of 106 firefighters and EMS medics responded around 10:56 a.m. to the scene of the blaze at the rear of a building on Woodhaven Blvd. at 62nd Ave. and 62nd Rd. in Middle Village. First responders found multiple restaurants ablaze, including Maca, a Peruvian eatery, and Taste of Samarkand, an Uzbek place. The fire was brought under control around 12:16 p.m.

A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Three firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling the fire and were taken for treatment to Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Northwell Health.

According to footage from Citizen, a large cloud of gray smoke covered the area.

The fire’s cause remained unclear as an investigation remains ongoing.

A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through a row of commercial buildings in Middle Village, Queens, on Saturday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Taste of Samarkand, an Uzbek restaurant, and Maca, a Peruvian eatery next door to it, were among the places hit by the fire on Woodhaven Blvd. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Firefighters brought the Middle Village blaze fully under control in a little more than an hour. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Nearly 100 firefighters responded to the scene. Three suffered minor injuries. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The fire filled the air with a cloud of gray smoke. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Firefighters thoroughly soaked smoking, charred wooden beams and boards with water to ensure all embers were fully extinguished. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
A two-alarm fire ripped through multiple commercial buildings on Woodhaven Blvd. in Middle Village, Queens on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The fire reportedly broke out at the rear of a building on the commercial strip. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

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