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Two people in critical condition, firefighter hospitalized after fire breaks out at Queens apartment

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Two people in critical condition, firefighter hospitalized after fire breaks out at Queens apartment

Two people are in critical condition in hospital after a fire broke out inside a Queen’s apartment building early Monday that also saw a firefighter hospitalized.

The blaze broke out on the second floor of a 5-story apartment building on 45-08 40th Street in Sunnyside, Queens, a FDNY spokesperson told The Post.

Emergency vehicles including fire trucks with extended ladders and an NYPD car at the scene of a fire at 40-08 Queens Blvd. at night.

A fire broke out at a Queens apartment building on Monday morning. Robert Mecea for New York Post

Two people were admitted to Elmhurst Hospital in a critical condition, with a firefighter was taken to Cornell Hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. 

A total of 79 fire and EMS personnel were dispatched to the scene after the first calls came in around 2:39 a.m. and the blaze was under control at 3:21 a.m.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

EMS treating a fire victim in an ambulance.

One victim was seen being treated at the scene. Robert Mecea for New York Post

Firefighters respond to a fire on Queens Boulevard.

Firefighters responding to a fire on Queens Boulevard. Robert Mecea for New York Post

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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