Cop stabbed several times at home in Queens

  Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- A police officer was stabbed multiple times in the Jamaica section of Queens.

The stabbing took place at a house on 170th Street.

The officer was taken to Jamaica Hospital, in unknown condition.

Police say they are looking for two suspects.

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Several rescued from fire in Bayonne

  Adam Stephan, Eyewitness NewsBAYONNE, N.J. (WABC) -- First responders rescued several people from a fire at a four-story apartment building in Bayonne, New Jersey Thursday night.

The fire started on the third floor of 92 West 33rd Street at around 8:20 p.m.

When firefighters arrived, three people were on the fire escape.

Firefighters managed to rescue them with a tower ladder.

Three other people were rescued from the basement.

Nobody was seriously injured.

One officer was treated for smoke inhalation.

Police say the fire was caused by an electric heater that caught fire in a back closet.

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