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House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people and injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond
Investigators are examining lithium-ion batteries found at the scene as more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze and residents were displaced.
- A three-alarm fire engulfed a Sunset Park, Brooklyn residential building on 58th Street early Thursday, killing six people when more than 230 FDNY personnel responded around 1:40 a.m.
- Investigators discovered a lithium-ion battery at the scene, with hazmat teams called to determine whether it sparked the blaze that officials said originated on the second floor.
- More than 200 firefighters brought the inferno under control in about three hours; seven others, including three firefighters, sustained injuries during the response.
- The American Red Cross is providing temporary housing to residents displaced by the fire, while the city's medical examiner remains at the scene investigating the deadly blaze.
- This incident follows a Bronx fire just over a week ago where a 10-year-old died after an e-scooter burst into flames, prompting the FDNY to note such devices in homes are not unusual.
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More than 230 firefighters and rescuers were mobilized to extinguish the fire.
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Six Killed, Seven Injured In Devastating Brooklyn House Fire
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (VINnews) — Six people were killed and seven others injured early Thursday when a fast-moving three-alarm fire tore through a residential building in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood, triggering a massive emergency response involving more than 230 firefighters and emergency medical personnel. Awaiting update from @FDNY in Brooklyn where six people killed in fire […]
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