A residential blaze in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn broke out shortly before 1:40 a.m. Thursday, devastating a home on 58th Street and spreading to an adjacent building. The fire killed 6 people and wounded 7 others, including 3 firefighters, as flames engulfed the first two floors of the property.
More than 230 personnel from the FDNY and EMS responded to the scene, which was raised to 3 alarms by 2:10 a.m. Fire officials called in Hazmat crews after discovering lithium-ion batteries inside the home. Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene and 2 others died at a hospital, while fire marshals continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
