{"id":160244,"date":"2026-03-11T12:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160244\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:47:48","slug":"crews-battle-massive-fire-at-factory-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160244\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews battle massive fire at factory in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2014 Fire crews continue to battle a raging five-alarm fire at a factory in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire broke out at a factory at 17 53rd St. at around 12:18 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"559\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5b198500a9c412bee6a34a2834484d8c.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"539\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2c391d7d423fd76f697d2e099ac9899b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The main building collapsed, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe fire started in one large factory and extended to two other large buildings to the left-hand side of the building toward the water,\u201d said Kevin Woods, chief of fire operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About 250 firefighters are working the scene. Roughly 15,000 gallons of water are being dumped onto the fire per minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials said two firefighters sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cause of the fire remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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