Five people were injured and several buildings were damaged in a seven-alarm fire in Queens, authorities said.
The fire started late Saturday at an Ace Caribbean Market on Liberty Street in Richmond Hill and quickly ravaged 13 buildings, the FDNY said. Eight of the buildings were severely burned, fire officials said. The cold, windy weather caused the fire to spread, said FDNY Chief of Department James Leonard. The fire isn’t believed to be suspicious. Five people — two firefighters and three civilians — were injured, fire officials said.