Six killed and several injured in Brooklyn residential building fire

Six people died and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire destroyed a home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Thursday morning, according to ABC7 New York.

Incident Details

The fire was reported just before 1:40 a.m. at a home on 58th Street. Officials stated the fire appeared to have started on the second floor before spreading throughout the two-story building. The blaze also spread to a neighboring home. Firefighters arrived at the scene within 3 minutes and 18 seconds, and more than 230 fire and emergency medical personnel responded, according to the FDNY.

Casualties and Injuries

Regarding the fatalities:

• Four adults were pronounced dead at the scene.
• Two others, described as an Asian man and a woman, died while being transported to the hospital, according to ABC7 New York.

Regarding injuries:

• Four residents and three firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to ABC7 New York.
• The FDNY stated that six other civilians were injured, two of whom were in critical condition, according to the BBC.
• One man was treated at Staten Island University Hospital for burns to his feet, and a woman was treated at Maimonides for smoke inhalation, according to ABC7 New York.

Investigation and Response

Two lithium-ion batteries were found at the scene. Investigators are working to determine if they played a role in the fire, though it is not yet clear if they are linked to the blaze, according to ABC7 New York and the BBC. The cause remains under investigation.

The fire displaced eight residents. The American Red Cross is assisting those left homeless with temporary housing in hotels.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the FDNY's efforts, stating, "We are currently tracking this fire that claimed the lives of six New Yorkers. It is devastating, and it is a reflection of a number of things." Mamdani noted that "e-bike fires as a whole have increased to more than 400 fires this year," according to ABC7 New York.

Why it matters

Before this incident, seven people had died in lithium-ion battery fires so far this year, including four people—a mother and three children—who died in a Bronx fire last week, according to ABC7 New York.

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Sources

• abc7ny.com: 6 dead after 3-alarm fire tears through Sunset Park home in Brooklyn - ABC7 New York
• bbc.com: Six dead and others injured in fire at Brooklyn building

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