Crime & Safety
2 Hurt After Fire Breaks Out On Bell Boulevard: FDNY
Two FDNY firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze that broke out midday Tuesday on the roof of a Bayside building.
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BAYSIDE, QUEENS — Two FDNY firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze that broke out midday Tuesday on the roof of a Bayside building, according to an agency spokesperson.
The fire was reported about 12:45 p.m. at 43-23 Bell Blvd., a two-story commercial building, the FDNY said.
The building was most recently home to The Bell Club, a rebranded expansion of Extreme Muay Thai Kickboxing that opened in 2017.
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Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames in under an hour, but the effort left two officers with injuries, according to the spokesperson.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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