VIDEO: Two firefighters were hurt battling a raging fire that started Wednesday night in Queens and took hours to get under control.
It started around 7 p.m. at a plumbing and electrical supply store on 101st Avenue near the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica. Intense flames were shooting out of the building.
The FDNY arrived about three minutes after getting the call. Parts of the interior collapsed due to the intense flames. Crews were forced to undertake a "defensive attack," which meant they had to handle the flames from the outside of the building due to the threat of it collapsing entirely, CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reported.
FDNY Acting Chief of Department John Hodgens said preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and homes was a main concern, and they faced obstacles like not having enough water pressure to douse the flames.
