Firefighters battled an all-hands blaze at a Brighton Beach home on Jan. 9.
Firefighters responded to an all-hands blaze at a vacant Brighton Beach home that was the scene of a two-alarm fire final Might on Monday afternoon.
In accordance with the New York Metropolis Fire Division, firefighters acquired studies of a fire at 25 Brighton fifth Lane simply after 1:30pm. Engine Firm 246 and Ladder Firm 169 had been the primary to reach on the scene, and located heavy fire all through the under-construction home.
General, 60 firefighters from 12 had been dispatched to battle the blaze. No accidents have been reported as of Monday night, in line with an FDNY consultant.
Boarded-up home windows briefly halted firefighting operations when fallen electrical wires exploded in the uncommon of the constructing, sending smoke and fire into the attic area of the home. Con Edison and the Division of Buildings had been referred to as to the scene to assist mitigate the difficulty.
Firefighters mounted an aggressive inside assault, using three hose-lines to knock down the primary physique of the fire, and the flames had been introduced below management by 3:35pm, in line with a division rep.
Final spring, a two-alarm fire at the identical handle took the life of 1 man, who was trapped in the basement when assist arrived. Greater than 100 firefighters had been wanted to carry that fire below management — and, by the point they had been capable of attain the person, he had misplaced consciousness, and was later pronounced lifeless at Coney Island Hospital.
The FDNY Fire Marshal’s Workplace is investigating the reason for the Jan. 9 fire.
The Division of Buildings didn’t reply to Brooklyn Paper’s request for remark in time for publication.