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Brooklyn blaze kills six adults and injures nine, including firefighters
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Six adults died in a three-alarm fire at a two-storey home in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park early on Thursday. Nine other people were injured, including three firefighters, as the blaze spread through the building and threatened neighbouring homes.
Fire crews were sent to the 600 block of 58th Street shortly before 2am, with 74 units and 231 fire and EMS personnel responding. Four residents were pronounced dead at the scene and two died in hospital; four other victims had non-life-threatening injuries, one described as serious, and three firefighters and two police officers had minor injuries. The fire was under control by 4.28am; one adjoining home was damaged, the staircase collapsed, and the cause was not immediately known as an investigation began.
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In short
- Six adults died in a Brooklyn house fire.
- Nine others, including three firefighters, were injured.
- The cause is under investigation.
How this story developed
- 21 hours ago The latest report confirmed six deaths and seven injuries, including three firefighters, with the cause still unknown and the victims’ identities unreleased.
- 1 day ago A revised account put the number of injured at seven rather than nine, with fire marshals investigating the cause; victims’ identities had not been released.
- 1 day ago Six adults died in a three-alarm blaze at a two-storey home in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park early Thursday, while nine others, including firefighters, were injured and the cause remained unknown.
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Explained simply
Sunset Park is a residential neighbourhood in Brooklyn, one of New York City’s five boroughs. The FDNY, the city’s fire department, responds to fires and other emergencies across New York.
A three-alarm fire is one that prompts a substantial response from firefighters and equipment. Fire marshals investigate fires to establish how they started; the cause can remain unknown while that work is under way.
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Originally published by New York Post as “Brooklyn house fire kills 6, injures several others including 3 firefighters”.