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A fire broke out at a warehouse, located at 27th Street and 50th Avenue, just before 6 a.m. and has grown into a three-alarm blaze. The smoke has been so heavy that all westbound Long Island Expressway lanes were shut down temporarily—they have since reopened but there are still delays near the Queens Midtown Tunnel. According to MyFoxNY, "NY Traffic Authority Ines Rosales recommends drivers in the area take the 59th Street Bridge or get off on Queens Boulevard and take the Queens Borough Bridge." And firefighters are still working to get the fire under control.

Last night, around 6:30 p.m., a firm that was reported at 875 Longwood Avenue in the Bronx. It soon became a three-alarm fire, as it overwhelmed a five-story apartment building. According to MyFoxNY, flames from the fourth floor shot to the fifth floor: "Then flames shot out from both floors, and suddenly two firefighters were trapped inside the building. They were trying to prevent the fire from spreading to the cockloft or airspace under the roof where it would spread tot the entire building." And WABC 7, which said, "flames [were] shooting through the windows like a blowtorch," reports that firefighters "ran hoselines up four flights of stairs only to be driven back by a fireball." All told, 19 firefighters suffered injuries while residents are being housed by the Red Cross. It's suspected that an overloaded electrical circuit in a fourth floor apartment is the cause of the fire.

The MTA offered its plan for repairing the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Queens-Bronx crossing that was damaged by a three-alarm fire the other week. You can read the plan here; MTA Brides & Tunnels president Susan Kupferman said, "We certainly understand the public's frustration. Our goals continue to be to reduce traffic impact and move forward with the repair plan." The fire was started by a construction worker's blow torch and the MTA says that the NJ contractor EE Cruz has accepted responsibility for the damages and repair work. EE Cruz had subcontracted the steel work to a Bronx company, Imperial Iron Works, whose crew was on the bridge during the fire. Newsday reports, "The crew that was torching steel when the fire broke out has been prohibited from working on the bridge...However, E.E. Cruz and Imperial have been retained for the continuing work, officials said."

Last Friday, the Throgs Neck Bridge was shut down due to a three-alarm fire that started on construction scaffolding beneath the bridge. Now the FDNY says the fire was started by a construction worker's blow torch: Newsday reports, "Work being performed under the bridge at the time of the blaze is part of a reconstruction project to replace about 140,000 square feet of roadway deck at the Queens approach." The contractor, E.E. Cruz & Co., a NJ company also doing work at Ground Zero, did not comment. The 48-year-old bridge's Queens-bound lanes are open while only two Bronx-bound lanes are open.

Around 5:30 a.m., a fire broke out on a construction platform under the Throgs Neck Bridge. According to WABC 7, "The fire spread under the bridge, from the Bronx-bound to Queens-bound lanes. FDNY marine boats were responding to put out the flames." And the MTA just sent this statement: "The Throgs Neck Bridge continues to be closed in both directions due to a fire on scaffolding under the bridge where contractors were working this morning. No reports of injuries. The Fire Department is on the scene along with engineers. There is currently no estimate of when the bridge might reopen. That will be a decision made by the Fire Department and engineers on the scene. Traffic is being diverted to the Bronx Whitestone and RFK Bridges."

Last night, around 6:30 p.m., a fire broke out in a mechanical room at Mount Sinai Hospital at Madison and East 98th Street. While the fire was quickly put out, the smoke was so heavy that patients were evacuated from the east wings to the west wings. WABC 7 spoke to the daughter of a patient waiting for a surgical procedure later this week: She said the alarm went off, "Then the smoke comes, The smell was strong, like something was burning," and minutes later "we couldn't breathe." Though a nurse initially told them to stay, they were eventually evacuated. The patient said, "I want to go back. I want to do my surgery."

Yesterday's three-alarm fire at a Bronx strip mall destroyed a number of businesses, including a pet store. According to the Daily News, over "100 frantic birds, reptiles and small animals died trapped in their cages" at Stephanie and Amanda's Pet Center. Joel Rivera, the store's manager, said of his cousin, who owns the store, "He just couldn't stay and watch what was happening." Rivera added that firefighters helped save "parrots, parakeets, rabbits, guinea pigs, lizards and other reptiles, at least two cats and a pair of guard dogs." A neighbor told NY1, "I feel sorry for all the animals because that is the first thing that God made. And you got to have mercy for them." The other ravaged businesses include a barber shop, grocery store, and a dry cleaners, where the fire began. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Last night, a three-alarm fire broke out on the 3rd floor of a 26-story building at 460 Grand Street. Firefighters issued a mayday call "firefighters became confused and disoriented in the heavy smoke and complex layout" of the apartment where the fire may have started.

Over a hundred firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at 80 Pine Street in Lower Manhattan last night. The fire broke out on the 29th floor, where money management firm Tullett & Tokyo has offices. It's unclear what started the fire, but around 12:30AM, flames were "shooting out of the windows" according to WABC 7. Glass fell onto Maiden Lane, narrowly missing pedestrians. The FDNY closed down the street and was able to put out...