Nearly 20 Richmond Hill residents have been displaced following a five-alarm blaze Monday evening.

Just before 11 p.m. on Dec. 1, the FDNY arrived to the scene at 91-30 108 St. More than 200 firefighters and EMS personnel responded, according to the FDNY.

Two firefighters and one civilian were treated for minor injuries.

“Units arrived in a little over three minute,” said FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods. “This building is a two story flat-roof, non-fire proof building, in a row of four attached buildings.”

Upon arrival, Woods said, the FDNY had heavy fire in all four buildings.

“The original fire building had fire in the cellar, first and second floor,” Woods said. “Our engine companies moved in very aggressively into all these buildings. They were able to knock down this fire an

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