FDNY firefighters respond to an attic fire at an attached private dwelling on East 46th Street in East Flatbush on Friday morning. Several people were displaced, but no injuries were reported.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Brooklyn firefighters had a busy Friday morning, with three separate blazes breaking out across the borough before breakfast.
The first fire was reported just after 2:45 a.m. at a commercial building at 245 Willoughby St. in Fort Greene, where firefighters found flames in the rear stepback of the building.
Firefighters used two hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire, which was placed under control at about 4 a.m. Hazmat companies were called to remove batteries and a 40-pound propane tank from the scene.
About an hour later, shortly before 5 a.m., firefighters responded to a NYCHA complex at 155 Siegel St. in Williamsburg and found heavy smoke throughout the building.
Members of the 35th Battalion found a fire in a second-floor apartment and used a hoseline to knock down the flames. Searches of the building were negative, according to the FDNY. Hazmat crews were also called to remove lithium-ion batteries found inside the apartment.
Firefighters work to knock down a heavy attic fire at 644 East 46th St. in East Flatbush on Friday morning. Crews used three hoselines to bring the blaze under control.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Then, minutes before 8 a.m., members of the 15th Division responded to an alarm for a fire at 644 East 46th St. in East Flatbush. Engine Company 310 and Ladder Company 174 arrived to find heavy fire in the attic of attached private homes.
About 65 firefighters from 12 units used three hoselines to knock down the fire. Searches throughout the building were negative, and several people were displaced. The fire was placed under control at 8:45 a.m.
Fire marshals are investigating all three fires. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.
Members of Squad Company 1 pose for a photo after battling a fire at 644 East 46th St. in East Flatbush on Friday morning.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell