New York Fire: Six Killed, Nine Injured As Three-Alarm Blaze Engulfs Brooklyn Residential Building
At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a massive three-alarm fire broke out at a two-storey residential building in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighbourhood in New York early Thursday. The fire erupted around 1:40 am on 58th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, and quickly spread through the multi-family row house. Firefighters arriving at the scene found the building engulfed…
A catastrophic residential fire in Brooklyn's Sunset Park killed at least six people and injured nine others, including three firefighters and two police officers. The blaze erupted at a two-story building on 58th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues around 1:40 am Thursday morning. Firefighters from the FDNY arrived on the scene in under three minutes.
The fire quickly engulfed the multi-family row house, with flames visible through the windows. Six individuals died at the scene, and two succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Firefighters rescued four people from the burning building, including two who were trapped behind window bars. Over 200 emergency responders battled the three-alarm fire for nearly three hours before it was brought under control.
The fire also damaged an adjoining house, displacing eight neighbors. Authorities found a lithium-ion battery at the scene, though its role in igniting the blaze remains under investigation. The building, constructed in 1915, had previously faced complaints about illegal basement conversion work. Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed his condolences for the tragedy in the Sunset Park community.
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