A massive fire engulfed a historic New York church Thursday with bright orange flames moving through the building as firefighters battled to extinguish the inferno.
The five-alarm blaze initially began at a residence attached to the First Reformed Church of Astoria in Queens around 6:45 p.m., the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said.
Responding units spotted the fire in a vacant two-story rectory before it rapidly extended to the church, the FDNY said…