ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) — Over a dozen people, including 12 firefighters, were injured in a multiple-alarm fire in Astoria, according to FDNY officials.
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said 12 firefighters were taken to a nearby hospital, nine of whom sustained serious injuries battling the blaze Sunday afternoon.
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Two neighbors were injured in the fire, Bonsignore confirmed.
Just before 3 p.m., FDNY received a call for a fire in a two-and-a-half-story private dwelling at 26-26 93rd St. in Astoria. When fire units arrived, the dwelling and the home next to it were on fire, according to officials…