Some Queens lawmakers want the Bloomberg administration to find funding to prevent firehouse closings around the city.
Councilman Daniel Dromm and Assemblyman Jose Peralta held a news conference at the scene today.
They say the massive fire that broke out Saturday in Jackson Heights proves the city can't afford to lose any firehouses.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed shutting down 20 fire companies in an effort to help close the city's budget gap.
The mayor called for 16 firehouses to be shut down last year, but those cuts were averted through a deal with the City Council.
Demolition crews are knocking down what's left from Saturday's fire which destroyed eight businesses.
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