The heat from the two-alarm blaze in Ozone Park on Aug. 11 was so intense it melted aluminum siding exposing the brick wall beneath.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
A 93-year-old woman was killed and a 69-year-old woman was injured while the FDNY battled a two-alarm fire in Ozone Park Friday afternoon, with heat that was so intense it melted aluminum siding that covered the bricks on the exterior of a two-story building.
The fire broke out at 98-01 101st Ave., just after 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, in apartments above the Farmers Insurance office on the ground floor.
Smoke conditions caused several residents to jump out windows from the second floor to the sidewalk below, according to witnesses.
The 93-year-old victim was seen gasping for air from a second-floor window, according to witnesses at the scene. By the time firefighters reached her apartment she was found unconscious and unresponsive on the floor.
A witness saw paramedics performing chest compressions on the victim before EMS rushed her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead a short while later, according to the NYPD. Her identity has been withheld, pending family notification.
The 67-year-old woman was also transported by EMS to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where she was listed in stable condition, police said.
Two other residents were seen in oxygen masks and two other women were working in the Direct HealthSource Home Care Services offices two doors down. They were overcome by smoke conditions and forced to leave the premises unattended.
A flower shop and a small diner were also evacuated, it is unclear if those businesses were impacted by the blaze.
A firefighter rescued a small white puppy from one of the fire-damaged apartments. The puppy reunited with its owner on the street below.
The FDNY deployed 25 units and 120 firefighters and EMS personnel to battle the fire, according to the fire department. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated at the…
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