{"id":229879,"date":"2026-05-13T12:43:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229879\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:43:53","slug":"massive-early-morning-fire-breaks-out-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229879\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive early morning fire breaks out in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2014 A massive fire broke out at a three-story building in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire was reported at 503 Ridgewood Avenue around 1:20 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;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;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">79 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene. Hazmat resources were also deployed for the presence of lithium batteries, according to fire officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire was under control at around 2:13 a.m. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fire officials say the cause remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. 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