A five alarm blaze raged for hours at a tire shop in Queens Tuesday, injuring one firefighter, officials said.

The FDNY said it got a call around 5:14 p.m. about a fire at Liberty Ave. and Tuckerton St. in Jamaica, which quickly escalated.

FDNY Firefighters work to extinguish a smokey 5 alarm blaze at a tire warehouse on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Tueaday, Sep. 3, 2024. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News)
FDNY Firefighters work to extinguish a smokey 5 alarm blaze at a tire warehouse on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Tueaday, Sep. 3, 2024. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News)

It took nearly 200 firefighters and EMTs more than three hours to extinguish the blaze, which was under control by 9 p.m., according to FDNY officials.

No civilians were injured; one firefighter sustained a minor injury and was receiving treatment, the FDNY said Tuesday night.

FDNY Firefighters work to extinguish a smokey 5 alarm blaze at a tire warehouse on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Tueaday, Sep. 3, 2024. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News)
FDNY Firefighters work to extinguish a smokey 5 alarm blaze at a tire warehouse on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Tueaday, Sep. 3, 2024. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News)

The cause of the fire is under investigation, an FDNY press officer said.

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