Early Thursday morning, a fire in a Queens apartment complex in Corona left one person with burns, sending them to the hospital, as flames tore through the building's roof before firefighters could tame the inferno, an intense hour saw the fire department battle the blaze that had ignited on 44th Avenue, according to ABC7NY.
Harlem Hospital is where the victim got rushed their condition, which remains undisclosed draws concern from the local community while investigators sift through the charred remains to pinpoint the origin of the conflagration; amidst the debris, lithium-ion batteries were found, whether they played a part in sparking this tragedy remains undetermined, as reported by ABC7NY.
Simultaneously across town, another fire affliction struck Queens, this time a house fire that also occurred in the early hours of the same day, the incident led to hospitalization for an unnamed individual, CBS News New York informs.
The cause behind the house fire remains undisclosed as authorities are yet to release further details.
