Borough Park Blaze Leaves 14 Injured in the Early A.M.
BOROUGH PARK – A raging fire early this morning in Borough Park, near 49th Street and 12th Ave, has left 14 people injured, one critically.
The 3-alarm fire broke out at 1225 49th Street in the early hours of Monday, October 16. Firefighters received the call around 4:30 am and responded to the fire, which had spread throughout the building, on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th floors.
FDNYalerts BKLYN 3-ALARM 1225 49 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE THROUGHOUT BUILDING, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) October 16, 2017
Nine residents were able to escape to the roof, where they were rescued by firefighters, Deputy Chief Peter Leicht told NBC 4 New York.
Leicht stated that the fire started in a second-floor kitchen and quickly spread up to the third and fourth floors.
Multiple injuries reported after fire tears through #BoroughPark bldg. @RoccoNY1 has an update from the scene. https://t.co/fgyxLcEUiM pic.twitter.com/v5jeR36fNa
— Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) October 16, 2017