A firefighter was injured as he battled a blaze that tore through a vacant Brighton Beach home early Saturday morning, FDNY officials said.
The fire broke out inside a single-story home with red siding on Brighton 5th Lane near Brighton 5th St. around 3:45 a.m., sending flames shooting through the roof.
More than 141 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics were called in to tackle the fire.
Firefighters on the scene of a two-alarm fire destroyed a home at 23 Brighton 5th Lane in Brooklyn on Saturday March 28, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Firefighters on the scene of a two-alarm fire destroyed a home at 23 Brighton 5th Lane in Brooklyn on Saturday March 28, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The scene of a two-alarm fire destroyed a home at 23 Brighton 5th Lane in Brooklyn on Saturday March 28, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The scene of a two-alarm fire destroyed a home at 23 Brighton 5th Lane in Brooklyn on Saturday March 28, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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Firefighters on the scene of a two-alarm fire destroyed a home at 23 Brighton 5th Lane in Brooklyn on Saturday March 28, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The flames consumed the home and quickly spread to three other homes before the fire was extinguished by 6 a.m.
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, an FDNY spokeswoman said.
The home was vacant at the time of the fire, officials said.
FDNY fire marshals have been tasked with determining what sparked the fire.