More than 140 firefighters tackling massive blaze in 3-story Brooklyn building
More than 140 firefighters were scrambled Sunday night to deal with a massive fire that engulfed all three stories of a private dwelling in Brooklyn.
#Ladder106 utilizing a ladder pipe, attached to extended ladder, to get water onto fire from elevated point. pic.twitter.com/VmPM1KgGIH
— FDNY (@FDNY) February 15, 2016
Fire in the building behind my girlfriend's apartment. Lots of emergency responders already out #greenpoint be safe pic.twitter.com/lBQQ0Od2ss
— Will Buikema (@wbuik) February 15, 2016
To extinguish the intense fire, firefighters used a ladder pipe attached to an extended ladder to spray water onto the fire from an elevated point.
#Ladder106 utilizing a ladder pipe, attached to extended ladder, to get water onto fire from elevated point. pic.twitter.com/VmPM1KgGIH
— FDNY (@FDNY) February 15, 2016
No injuries have so far been reported in the Diamond Street blaze, according to fire officials.
#Ladder106 operating at an intense fire on Diamond St in #Brooklyn. Fire on all 3 floors of a 3 story building. pic.twitter.com/EOHqbqOdxn
— FDNY (@FDNY) February 15, 2016
Because the blaze broke out in a row of homes standing close to one another, the fire is reportedly spreading fast, local media reports.
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