A suspicious fire in Queens injured nine firefighters and two civilians early Monday morning.
The fire broke out inside the home on 41st Avenue in Flushing just before 2:15 a.m.
The two people who escaped before firefighters arrived had no business being in there.
"It's supposed to be a vacant building," said Deputy Chief Brendan McSweeney, FDNY.
Nobody lived there, but it definitely was not vacant.
Flames ripped through the two-story home with sparks flying into the air from nearby power lines.
"They hear like sparking, explosion and the fire started right away," said George Altamirano, a neighbor.