Fire Fighters Arrives at Bucharian Synagogue in Forest Hills for a Reported Fire Where Chumitz was Being Burnt

On Friday April 19, the FDNY received a 911 call for a reported fire at Beth Gabriel on 108th Street in Forest Hills.

This One Alarm Call went out to respond to the 911 call.

When the  Fire Chief was asked why the FDNY showed up to the synagogue on the eve of Passover the Queens Gazette was told that someone called 911 reporting smoke and flames were coming from the congregation’s property.

The Queens Gazette reporters were at the scene reporting on the Chumitz burning when fire truck sirens  were heard coming closers othe to the property until a fire truck stopped across the street.

When the rabbi displayed the congregation’s permit for the event, the FDNY firefighters picked up their hoses and turned off the water flowing from the fire hydrant across from where the congregation is located.