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NYC 3-alarm fire leaves at least 3 dead, several injured

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Scores of firefighters battled a raging house fire early Saturday in Elmhurst, Queens that claimed the lives of at least three people.

Firefighters received an alert at 5:37 a.m. and arrived at the scene a couple of minutes later, according to Chief of Fire Operations Thomas Richardson.

The blaze in the three-story home quickly rose to a third alarm, bringing 33 units with 140 fighters and EMS personnel on the scene. "We had a large volume of fire on all three floors of the building," Richardson told reporters. "In the process of our searches, we have confirmed 3 DOAs [dead on arrival] in the building." Eight people reportedly lived in the building, and two of those people are currently unaccounted for.The three bodies were found on the.

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