Updated Wednesday, November 13 12:07 p.m.
A four-alarm blaze at a Kew Gardens apartment building Tuesday night left 11 people injured and displaced several families.
The fire started just after 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the 129th Street dwelling and extended to the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, and an area below the roof, said the FDNY.
Eight firefighters and three residents suffered minor injuries in the blaze. Those hurt were taken to Jamaica Hospital and North Shore Hospital, according to the fire department.
The FDNY said the blaze was under control at about 9:15 p.m.
Mireille Fabius, 81, said herself, and the other residents who live on the ground floor had to be evacuated.
”I came out and it was turmoil. We didn’t know what w as going on,” she said.
THE COURIER/Photo by Melissa Chan
The Red Cross, who sent workers to the scene to assist displaced residents, said 12 units were either destroyed by the fire or vacated as a result.
According to a spokesperson for the organization, the Red Cross had to provide emergency shelter to four households and the remaining displaced families were able to find their own housing.
-With additional reporting by Melissa Chan
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