Waching daily Dec 31 2016

AND FINALLY HAVE THE FLAMES

UNDER CONTROL.

ALI BAUMAN IS LIVE ON THE SCENE

WITH THE LATEST.

Reporter: 14 BUSINESSES ARE

COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

JUST BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, THIS

FIRE DID NOT GO OUT WITHOUT A

FIGHT.

SEVERAL TIMES IT APPEARED THAT

THE FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE UPPER

HAND JUST FOR THE FLAMES TO

SHOOT BACK UP.

Reporter: FOR NEARLY SIX

HOURS, BRIGHT RED FLAMES TORE

THROUGH A LOCAL LAW OFFICE,

PIZZA SHOP, CLEANERS, BAKERY,

RESTAURANT AND MORE IN KEW

GARDENS QUEENS FRIDAY NIGHT.

MORE THAN 150 FIREFIGHTER

FOUGHT THE STUBBORN FLAMES IN

THE STRIP OF BUSINESSES THAT

SPREAD QUICKLY DUE TO A SHARED

ROOF.

ONCE THE FIRE GETS IN THESE

CONCEALED SPACES UP ABOVE THE

ROOF, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE

FOR US TO PUT IT OUT.

FROM OUR TOTAL TRAFFIC

CAMERA, YOU CAN SEE THE BLAZING

GOLIATH THESE RESPONDERS WERE

UP AGAINST.

ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS TAKEN OUT

BY STRETCHER.

A TOTAL SAYS THREE FIREFIGHTERS

ARE BEING TREATED FOR SMOKE

INHALATION.

SPREAD RAPIDLY AND LIKE I

SAID, WE HAD TO WITHDRAW OUR

MEMBERS VERY QUICKLY.

Reporter: SMOKE SO THICK AND

SHIFTING WITH THE GUSTS OF WIND

THAT FEW COULD WALK BY THE AREA

WITHOUT COVERING THEIR FACES.

SMELLS TERRIBLE.

I HAVE ASTHMA.

SO MUCH SMOKE.

IT'S HARD TO BREATHE.

FOR ME TO GET HOME, IT'S SMOKY.

Reporter: NO CIVILIANS WERE

INJURED.

WITH THE FIRE THIS LARGE, THE

CHIEF ATTRIBUTES THAT TO

AGGRESSIVE ACTION FROM OFFICERS

AS WELL AS PURE LUCK THAT THE

STORES WERE CLOSED AND EMPTY AT

THE TIME.

14 BE LOVED ANYBODY HOOD

STOREFRONT WILL BE CLOSED AND

EMPTY FOR THE FORESEEABLE

FUTURE.

THAT'S THE SHAME OF IT.

HERE WE ARE, HOLIDAY WEEKEND

AND 14 PEOPLE LOSE THEIR

BUSINESS.

INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING TO

DETERMINE HOW AND WHERE IN THE

STRIP THE FIRE BEGAN.

THEY EXPECT TO BE ON SITE

For more infomation >> Fire Destroys 14 Businesses In Kew Gardens Hills - Duration: 1:57.

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Trump White House 12.9.16 - Duration: 3:51.

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'World News Tonight' - December 9, 2016 Index - Duration: 1:07.

For more infomation >> 'World News Tonight' - December 9, 2016 Index - Duration: 1:07.

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First News Weather Update 7a - Duration: 2:27.

expected for New

year's Day with some

sun. Warming up early

next week with rain

showers developing.

Watching for another

storm late week. We

will need to keep an

eye on the storms

track to determine how

much snow we will

see.

For more infomation >> First News Weather Update 7a - Duration: 2:27.

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Chinese airlines withdraw request for operating non-scheduled flights to Korea in Jan. - Duration: 0:50.

A number of Chinese airlines have withdrawn their request for operating non-scheduled

flights between Korea and China starting January.

The move could cause a sharp drop in the number of Chinese tourists coming to Korea during

the peak Lunar New Year holiday that falls at the end of January this year.

Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Saturday that China Southern

Airlines and China Eastern Air suddenly reversed their requests, citing internal reasons within

China.

Non-scheduled flights, or chartered flights, are air routes that airline companies operate

on top of their regular flights to handle the increased passenger demand.

Some watchers say the action could be a form of economic retaliation against Seoul for

its decision to deploy the U.S. missile defense system known as THAAD to South Korea,... a

move Beijing deeply opposes.

For more infomation >> Chinese airlines withdraw request for operating non-scheduled flights to Korea in Jan. - Duration: 0:50.

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Man Wanted For Recording Video Up Woman's Skirt - Duration: 0:25.

HUNTINGTON COUNTY.

ROBISON IS CONSIDERED ARMED

DANGEROUS.

ANYONE COMING IN CONTACT WITH

HIM SHOULD CALL 911.

POLICE SAY A 27-YEAR-OLD

WOMAN REPORTS SHE WAS ON THE

SOUTHBOUND 7 TRAIN WHEN SHE

FELT SOMEONE TOUCHING HER RIGHT

LEG.

WHEN SHE LOOKED DOWN, SHE SAW A

MAN HOLDING HIS CELL PHONE

UNDER HER SKIRT IN RECORD MODE.

POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF