Three firefighters were injured battling a two-alarm blaze at a home in Staten Island Saturday night, according to reports.
The fire broke out just after 7 p.m. on Rosewood Place in Tompkinsville on the island’s north shore, according to ABC 7.
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital in stable condition, that report stated.
Dozens of smoke-eaters responded to the conflagration in the residential neighborhood not far from Silver Lake Park.
Video posted to Citizen App shows the roaring flames on the house billow in the wind as fire trucks arrive at the scene.
Other witness video shows the structure of the house completely torched by the rising flames.
Many Staten Islanders can be seen watching from the sidewalk as the FDNY extinguished the flames.
The fire was eventually put out with the home still standing but exhibiting serious burning on its upper floor, Citizen app video shows.
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