A giant plume of black smoke covered a neighborhood in Queens as firefighters rushed to put out an afternoon fire.
The fire triggered a 3-alarm response from the FDNY, which responded to an auto body shop on 36th Avenue in Willets Point around 4:30 p.m.
As crews worked to get control of the fire, the thick black smoke shooting up from the blaze could be seen from miles away.
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The fire was under control just after 6 p.m. Fire marshals had not yet determined what sparked the flames.
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