STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A raging fire engulfed a home in Great Kills early Friday morning, displacing a family and injuring nine firefighters.
Video from the scene shows flames and thick black smoke pouring from the upper floors and roof as FDNY members sprayed the inferno with hoses.
The three-alarm blaze was reported at about 3 a.m. for a two-story home at 8 Holly Ave., according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS.
The injured firefighters were transported to area hospitals, including six members to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, one firefighter to Staten Island University Hospital in Prince’s Bay, and two members to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, the spokesman said.
Four people inside the home were able to escape safely before firefighters arrived, according to ABC7.
Red Cross has been in touch with the displaced family and has offered assistance, according to a spokesman for the organization.
The fire, battled by about 33 units and 138 members, was brought under control in about two hours, at 4:58 a.m., the spokesman said.
The blaze is thought to have started in the basement and extended from the first and second floors and through the roof, according to information from the FDNY Twitter feed and the spokesman.
A woman who lived at the home declined comment on the scene.
“It was really scary and fast [moving],” said a woman who lives next door.
Firefighters remained on the scene after dawn Friday morning. At least one helicopter whirled over the neighborhood.
The house appeared to be completely gutted by the flames on the first and second floors.
