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# Kings Plaza Shopping Mall Fire Injures 29
- URL: https://bklyner.com/kings-plaza-shopping-mall-fire-injures-29/
- Published: 2018-09-17T17:56:38.000Z
- Updated: 2018-09-17T21:02:58.000Z
- Author: Kadia Goba
- Tags: mill basin, News, Police & Fire, Southern Brooklyn, kings plaza mall, #wp

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via FDNY

MILL BASIN – Earlier this morning nearly 100 units responded to what quickly became a seven-alarm fire at the Kings Plaza Mall parking garage in Mill Basin. Kings Plaza Mall is closed.

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. WILL UPDATE AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3:00PM.

FDNY arrived on the scene at 8:30 am to find cars on the second level of the parking lot on fire. The garage is 4 stories, and it took 600 firemen four hours to get the fire under control.

> More than 50 [#FDNY](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) units and more than 200 members continue to operate on scene of a 7-alarm fire at 5100 Kings Plaza [#Brooklyn](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/x66y0tAdpN](https://t.co/x66y0tAdpN?ref=bklyner.com)
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> — FDNY (@FDNY) [September 17, 2018](https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/1041703782449655808?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

FDNY reported no casualties but 25 officers and 4 civilians were injured, treated and released according to FDNY officials around 1pm, up from previous reports of

> There are 21 injuries – 3 to civilians and 18 to Firefighters, none are life-threatening. Members have various levels of smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, working under these conditions –[#FDNY](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) Commissioner Nigro on scene at 7-alarm fire, 5100 Kings Plaza [#Brooklyn](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/qnHDuDzshc](https://t.co/qnHDuDzshc?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> — FDNY (@FDNY) [September 17, 2018](https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/1041709514523848705?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

As of 1:00 pm the fire was under control but some departments remain on site.

FDNY is continuing to assess the structural stability of the Kings Plaza garage, officials said.

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Qasim Allahditta, 26, who works at Cell Dock showed up to work at 9:15 only to find the building was closed. “It’s sad,” said Allahditta. “We‘ve been waiting here for the last three hours to find out if we have work today or tomorrow.”

> Kings Plaza currently closed. Multiple cars on fire in garage and smoke conditions. FDNY on scene. Avoid area.
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> — Kings Plaza Mall (@KingsPlazaMall) [September 17, 2018](https://twitter.com/KingsPlazaMall/status/1041683945849585664?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

Steven DeClara, the mall’s manager confirmed Kings Plaza will reopen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday for retailers only. Shoppers can expect the doors to open Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. but the parking garage will remain closed until further notice.

“There was pretty significant damage,” DeClara told Bklyner. “We will have to wait until all the damage is assessed.”