FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE 4-ALARM BLAZE IN FORDHAM
Two fi refi ghters are recovering after combating a four-alarm fi re inside the Express Laundromat at 2467 Webster Avenue on Friday,
March 22. More than 150 fi refi ghters responded to the fi re at 12:45 p.m. The fi re started inside an attic shared by four businesses
including the laundromat. Express Laundromat sustained severe damage including a collapsed roof. A Domino’s pizzeria, cellphone
store and barber shop were also damaged by the blaze. Two fi refi ghters sustained minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals
for treatment. The FDNY confi rmed that no civilians were injured in the blaze. The cause of the fi re remains under investigation.
(background photo) An aerial view of the raging blaze.
Firefi ghters worked from above
and on the roof to extinguish the
blaze. Photo by Aracelis Batista Firefi ghters took extensive notes as they
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communicated with fellow FDNY members
working on extinguishing the fi re.
Photo by Miriam Quin
The Express Laundromat and neighboring businesses
sustained visible damage from the fi re.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Dense smoke fi lled the air
as fi refi ghters combated
the fi re.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Firefi ghters sprayed wa -
ter into the the Express
Laundromat from above
and the street.
Photo by Miriam Quin