{"id":475,"date":"2023-09-06T05:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingheadlinestories.com\/?p=475"},"modified":"2023-09-06T05:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:59:44","slug":"breaking-massive-chemical-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingheadlinestories.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/breaking-massive-chemical-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Massive Chemical Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late in the evening on September 4, firefighters rushed to the scene of a massive fire that broke out at the Department of Transportation warehouse located in Willets Point, Queens. Bright orange flames from the chemical fire were seen shooting from the roof of 32-11 Harper Street from miles away. Thankfully, no one was inside when the fire started and 5 firefighters were treated for minor injuries related to fatigue after putting out the blaze.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Multiple firefighters are battling a massive Hazardous Chemical Warehouse fire \u2070\u2070\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Queens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Queens<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Newyork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Newyork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, multiple firefighters and other authorities are on the scene of a massive four-alarm hazardous warehouse chemical fire in Queens, New York. This\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GldaOcRV2b\">pic.twitter.com\/GldaOcRV2b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1698901259661570063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FDNY worked tirelessly for over four hours to get the blaze under control.<\/p>\n<p>One major obstacle they faced was a lack of water supply in this remote area.<\/p>\n<p>To combat this, members of the Marine Harbor Unit had to connect water from the bay to their hoses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe drafted water and used water from the bay, drafting it to tower ladders\u201d said FDNY Assistant Chief Joseph Ferrante, \u201cYou could almost look right through the building\u201d as he noted that while much of it was destroyed, its contents remained intact due largely in part to his team&#8217;s efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UPDATE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UPDATE<\/a>: Firefighters officials has upgraded the Hazardous Warehouse Chemical blaze to a five-alarm fire they have issued people to close their windows due to the possible toxic smoke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kcAdTFHsOu\">pic.twitter.com\/kcAdTFHsOu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1698917410860904658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Residents living near 32-11 Harper Street were warned by city officials to close their windows due to potentially hazardous materials inside but FDNY assured them that these materials are similar to any found in a typical garage with vehicles present.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Enrique Loja who frequently visits Willets Point Bay said \u201cSomething like this hasn&#8217;t happened here\u2026 The black smoke is harmful\u201d when asked about his reaction upon seeing such an event occur on his usual route.<\/p>\n<p>As employees returned the following morning, many questions remain unanswered about whether or not this facility will be able to fully function again after such extensive damage occurred overnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late in the evening on September 4, firefighters rushed to the scene of a massive fire that broke&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[369,371,147,218,370,217],"class_list":{"0":"post-475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-chemical-fire","9":"tag-department-of-transportation","10":"tag-fire","11":"tag-firefighters","12":"tag-queens","13":"tag-warehouse","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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