What to Know
- Twenty firefighters were injured while battling a five-alarm fire on Staten Island
- The fire broke out at a home on Steinway Avenue in New Springville
- Four of the firefighters were seriously injured. No civilians were urt
Twenty firefighters were injured while battling a five-alarm fire on Staten Island — four of whom sustained serious injuries, officials said.
The fire broke out at a home on Steinway Avenue in New Springville around 7 p.m. on Saturday, the FDNY said.
No civilians were injured, according to the FDNY.
The Red Cross said two families, including a total of 11 people, needed emergency housing due to the fire.
The department didn’t immediately provide details about the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage.
