Operations & Training

Five-Alarm Fire in Queens Tire Shop Battled by FDNY

Sept. 4, 2024

Billows of black smoke and flames were visible over a wide section of the city.

Firefighters battled a five-alarm fire in a Queens tire shop Tuesday evening.

Billows of dark smoke and flames were visible throughout a section of the city as nearly 200 firefighters fought the fire in a two-story building.

The cause remains under investigation, abc7 reported.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.