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2 firefighters suffer injuries during blaze in Hempstead

<p>Two firefighters suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon while battling a house fire in Hempstead.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Nov 18, 2018, 3:11 AM

Updated 2,446 days ago

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Two firefighters suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon while battling a house fire in Hempstead. 
Multiple departments responded to Thorne Avenue, where it took nearly an hour to knock out the flames. 
The people inside the home were able to make it out safely.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the fire.