VIDEO: Officials are investigating a fire in Queens that left nearly two dozen children injured, one of them seriously.
It happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
In a frenzy, firefighters rushed to get everyone out of the two-story home on 72nd Drive near 147th Street.
"They were running, and the smoke was intense," said Anny Phillip, who works nearby.
It took about 40 minutes for crews to get the fire under control.
First responders say 22 people were injured, 18 of them children. Most were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
One child was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
"That was scary, to see a whole bunch of kids coming out. I saw one in a blanket that a firefighter took, I think, and he had a blanket. He was running with him because I guess that one was probably really bad," Phillip said.