Serious Apartment Fire Leaves Four Injured in Jamaica Queens

Big serious tings gwaan dis morning over inna Jamaica, Queens, and de whole neighborhood inna a state of shock. Before de sun even tink bout rising, de silence of de early hours get tear up by de loud-loud sound of sirens a wail through de streets. It was a real frightful scene as a fire break out inna one a de apartment buildings, and yuh know how dem buildings deh pack up wid people just a try ketch some sleep before de work day start.

De smoke did black and thick, a rise up into de dark sky like a bad omen. People who live nearby say dem wake up to de smell of burning and de heat a rise through de walls. It neva take long before de brave fireman dem reach de spot, sirens a blare and lights a flash red and blue all over de place. Dem man deh neva hesitate, dem jump out a de trucks and start move wid speed fi tackle de blaze and make sure everybody get out safe from de building.

Dem say four people ketch some injuries during de madness. It always painful fi hear when we brothers and sisters get hurt inna dem kind a disaster ya. De emergency workers dem did on de ball, providing medical care right deh so on de sidewalk before dem rush dem off go a de hospital. De whole community a pray and a hope dat dem four people deh recover quick-quick and get back pon dem feet, cause life inna New York hard enough already widout yuh house a ketch fire inna de middle a de night.

De damage to de building look serious, and yuh can see de soot and de charred remains of where de fire did a lick de windows. It make yuh realize how fast tings can change. One minute yuh deh inna yuh bed a dream, and de next minute yuh a run out inna de cold street a try save yuh life. De authorities dem still a look into de matter fi find out exactly what cause de spark dat start de whole commotion, but fi now, de main focus is pon de families who displace and de ones who inna de hospital bed.

Jamaica, Queens is a place where we look out fi each other, and yuh can bet say de neighbors gwine rally round de ones who lose dem tings inna de fire. Fire is a terrible ting, it nuh have no mercy, but we as a people strong. We gwine keep de ones who hurt inna we thoughts as de investigators continue fi do dem work and clear up de debris from de scene. Stay safe out deh, and make sure yuh smoke alarm dem working, cause yuh neva know when trouble gwine knock pon yuh door.