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Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Large Commercial Building in Queens
April 10, 2026 | NEW YORK
DAVID BURNS, Senior Correspondent

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
QUEENS, NY - College Point (Queens) Box 5-5-4553: Arriving New York City Firefighters were met with a heavy volume of fire Friday night, April 10th, in a 300' x 300' commercial building.
Despite a quick succession of alarms up the fifth alarm, the building sustained major damage.
There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire will be determined by the FDNY Bureau of Fire Investigation.