Update: Six-alarm Breezy Point fire in Queens worsens; 60 homes reportedly destroyed, 1 firefighter injured
http://twitter.com/#!/FDNY/status/263182607108427776
Twitchy told you late tonight that FDNY personnel were battling fires across the borough of Queens, NY. The Breezy Point fire is now a six-alarm fire. Some 60 homes have now been reportedly destroyed. At 4am this morning, scanner traffic indicated that a team was finally able to shut down gas lines in the area — which lies in the flooded Zone A.
A reported 170 firefighters are on the scene.
QNS 5-ALARM BREEZY POINT FIRE, 15 BUILDINGS FULLY INVOLVED,
— FDNY (@FDNY) October 30, 2012
A still from the terrible video of a massive fire out of Breezy Point. Fire fighters are still battling it. twitter.com/NBCNewYork/sta…
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 30, 2012
6th alarm massive fire in #NYC – main body of fire knocked down now but natural gas fires remain along street. #breezypoint #sandy
— NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 30, 2012
#FDNY trucks running out of fuel, calling for tanker. (Breezy Point is at the very far tip of the city, 28 miles away by street from Manh)
— NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 30, 2012
UPDATE: 1 firefighter seriously injured in Breezy Point 6 alarm fire burning 60+ structures.
— Never Forget 9/11 (@Never_Forget911) October 30, 2012
Bad news from Breezy Point, FDNY reporting Well over 60 houses burnt to the ground and still more on fire. The… fb.me/1GJXnlNnt
— Dan Halloran (@Dan_Halloran) October 30, 2012
Fuel truck called to the scene of #Queens fire as #NYFD trucks are running out of fuel. #NYCwx #Sandy
— Brandon Redmond (@IndianaWxOnline) October 30, 2012
Update:
Daytime photos of the damage are horrific.
Jesus. This is what Breezy Point looks like this morning. (Credit: Frank Franklin II, AP) twitpic.com/b8rx7v
— Chris Heller (@c_heller) October 30, 2012
Another photo out of Breezy Point. The damage is stupefying. (Frank Franklin II, AP) twitpic.com/b8sg51
— Chris Heller (@c_heller) October 30, 2012
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