BREAKING: Fire Knocks Out Power Along Avenue U

A fire broke out at around 9:00 a.m. on Bragg Street in the basement of Family Physical Therapy at 3036 Avenue U, according to a reader.

The reader told Sheepshead Bites that it was nearly two hours before firefighters left the scene, and that Avenue U lost power between Ford Street and Bragg Street.

According to Con Ed, power should return by 8:00 p.m. tonight at the latest.