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# Bay Ridge Blaze Injures 9
- URL: https://bklyner.com/bay-ridge-blaze-injures-9/
- Published: 2017-08-15T17:32:24.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-15T17:32:24.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: Bay Ridge, Police & Fire, Western Brooklyn, 247 73rd St, fdny, fire, #wp

BAY RIDGE – A fire at a home in Bay Ridge injured 3 civilians and 6 firefighters early this morning.

The FDNY responded to the 2-alarm fire at 247 73rd St just before 7:00am, August 15\. The brick home “had fire coming out of every window on the first floor,” said Battalion Chief James Brennan in a press conference.

> Upon arrival, we encountered heavy fire on the first floor & a major clutter condition –[#FDNY](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&ref=bklyner.com) BC Brennan. Read more [https://t.co/pdpCrRBFGk](https://t.co/pdpCrRBFGk?ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/ko4oljXNLB](https://t.co/ko4oljXNLB?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> — FDNY (@FDNY) [August 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/897452434166919168?ref=bklyner.com)

With 25 units responding and 106 fire and EMS personnel on scene, the blaze on the first floor was contained in an hour, just before 8:00am, according to an FDNY spokesperson.

Firefighters found occupants on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building. None of the 9 injuries reported were life-threatening and the injured were transported to area hospitals, said the FDNY.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.