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<\/a>Fourteen firefighters were injured following an early morning fire on Friday morning, March 27, 2026 at 2928 Briggs Avenue, a two-story (50X120) firehouse and headquarters of Engine 79\/Ladder 37 in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.
Photo courtesy of the Citizens\u2019 App<\/p>\nFDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore was on scene on Friday morning holding a press conference following the incident. \u201cWe had quite the morning,\u201d she said, adding that\u00a0all the firefighters on duty at Engine 79\/Ladder 37 were inside the firehouse on Friday morning working when one of them noticed there was a fire on the first floor.<\/p>\n
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He immediately alerted everyone in the building to give them the opportunity to get out,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cThey called for extra help. We had some firefighters on the second floor of the building who could not get out through the stairway so they did exactly what we ask everybody to do, exactly what we teach \u2013 was to shelter in the front room and to close the door behind them, which gave them the opportunity and bought them time for another fire unit to come and help evacuate them from the building.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She continued, \u201cWe had a couple of minor injuries at this time. Everybody is ok, thankfully. We\u2019re grateful for that. I will just tell the folks in this neighborhood that fire service will continue, not to worry. We are here and we\u2019ll continue to serve this area.\u201d<\/p>\n
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FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito then gave an update on the operations at the scene, saying a 6 a.m. the house watchman in the firehouse became aware of a fire on the first floor and alerted everyone. \u201cThe cause and where it started is under investigation, but the fire did extend to the apparatus. Fire Engine 79\u2019s fire truck was involved with fire. That fire was spreading up the stairs and members on the second floor had difficulty getting downstairs.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Esposito continued, \u201cLadder 56 arrived quickly and was able to remove members from those second floor windows by portable and aerial ladders. We do have one member that\u2019s at Jacobi [Hospital] with minor injuries, and other members that are being treated and evaluated.\u201d<\/p>\n
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More to follow.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>FDNY COMMISSIONER LILLIAN Bonsignore and FDNY officials hold a press conference following an early morning fire on Friday morning, March 27, 2026 at 2928 Briggs Avenue, a two-story (50X120) firehouse and headquarters of Engine 79\/Ladder 37 in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.