One Dead, Three Injured in Crown Heights Apartment Fire
CROWN HEIGHTS – A fire broke out in a Crown Heights apartment building early this morning, leaving one person dead and hospitalizing three more.
The fire broke out just before 6:00 am on Friday, August 17, said the FDNY. Starting in the ground-floor bodega at 291 Buffalo Avenue before spreading to the residential floors above it, the three-alarm fire killed one resident and injured several others, sending three to the hospital with critical injuries.
130 firefighters responded to the scene just north of Eastern Parkway, leading to major street closures as personnel fought to control the blaze.
Video of the fire from the Citizen Twitter account can be seen below:
(Crown Heights, Brooklyn) Fire In Deli — A fire with heavy smoke is blazing in the cellar of a four-story building, requiring additional FDNY response. Residents are being evacuated, and Citizen users have video showing the scene: https://t.co/67u1H9Vemb #ProtectTheWorld pic.twitter.com/z6QUunuhdQ
— Citizen NYC (@CitizenApp_NYC) August 17, 2018
While the exact cause of the fire is unknown, fire officials said there appeared to be no working smoke alarm in the store where the fire started.
The identity of the deceased has not been released, pending family notification. The Fire Marshall will determine the cause of the blaze.