Raging blaze burns a dozen storefronts in NYC; 3 firefighters hurt

A fire has raged through more than a dozen storefronts on a block in New York City, injuring three firefighters. The Fire Department of New York says about 180 firefighters were called to the blaze last night in the Kew Gardens neighbourhood in Queens.

Flames surged through the roofs of shops in a one-story commercial strip on Vleigh Place. The fire department tweeted a photo of firefighters dousing the roof from a firetruck's elevated bucket.
The block includes a pizzeria, a law office and kosher food stores.

3 non life-threatening injuries to FFers reported at 5-alarm fire, 77-51 Vleigh Pl #Queens pic.twitter.com/TaMdY2Rf1y

— FDNY (@FDNY) December 31, 2016

The fire department says three firefighters have suffered non-life-threatening injuries, though one has more serious injuries than the others.