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# Borough Park Blaze Leaves 14 Injured in the Early A.M.
- URL: https://bklyner.com/borough-park-blaze-leaves-14-injured-in-the-early-a-m/
- Published: 2017-10-16T14:45:17.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-16T14:45:17.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: Borough Park, Central Brooklyn, News, Police & Fire, fdny, fire, nypd 66th precinct, residential fire, #wp

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1225 49th Street in Borough Park, the site of this morning’s fire (Screenshot via Google Maps)

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](https://twitter.com/FDNYAlerts/status/919863113675100160?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

Nine residents were able to escape to the roof, where they were rescued by firefighters, Deputy Chief Peter Leicht told [NBC 4 New York](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Roaring-Fire-Engulfs-4-Story-Building-in-Brooklyn-FDNY-451054693.html?%5Fosource=Newltr%5FStation%5FHdlines%5FNY&ref=bklyner.com).

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](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoroughPark?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) bldg. [@RoccoNY1](https://twitter.com/RoccoNY1?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) has an update from the scene. [https://t.co/fgyxLcEUiM](https://t.co/fgyxLcEUiM?ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/v5jeR36fNa](https://t.co/v5jeR36fNa?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> — Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) [October 16, 2017](https://twitter.com/NY1/status/919874547423248384?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)