3 hurt, including firefighter, after flames rip through basement in Wakefield
The blaze broke out in the three-story building at 4137 Baychester Ave. just before 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Three people were injured, including a firefighter, after a fire erupted in the basement of a home in Wakefield, the FDNY says.
The blaze broke out in the three-story building at 4137 Baychester Ave. just before 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
Citizen app footage shows orange flames shooting from the back of the building.
The FDNY says 79 fire and EMS personnel were called to the scene.
EMS took one of the victims and the injured firefighter to the hospital. Their conditions are currently unknown.
News 12 reached out to the Red Cross about any assistance provided to impacted residents and is awaiting a response.
