{"id":374046,"date":"2026-10-15T17:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374046\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:38:22","slug":"east-flatbush-scrapyard-goes-up-in-flames-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374046\/","title":{"rendered":"East Flatbush scrapyard goes up in flames \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another scrapyard on an infamous East Flatbush block went up in flames on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters responded to a junkyard fire at 5811 Preston Court shortly after 10 p.m. on Oct. 12, per the FDNY, and were met with smoke and flames rising behind a tall metal wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were forced to cut through the wall to get into an adjacent lot, where they pulled in tower ladders to shoot water into the flaming junkyard. More than 140 firefighters fought the flames for nearly two hours, and finally managed to get it under control just before midnight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-250325 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC_1846.jpg\" alt=\"scrapyard fire \" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Flames rose from the scrapyard, blocked by metal gates and walls. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-250322 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC_1889.jpg\" alt=\"firefighter sawing through wall in east flatbush\" width=\"700\" height=\"511\"  \/>Firefighters were forced to saw through the gates to gain access to the fire. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, or how much damage it had caused, though the FDNY confirmed there were no injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The yard at 5811 Preston Court is operated by Brooklyn Resource Recovery, a metal recycling facility that buys construction scraps, old appliances, end-of-life vehicles, and more, according to its website.\u00a0Brooklyn Resource Recovery did not respond to request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Preston Court, a heavily-industrial three-block stretch south of Ralph Avenue, is lined with industrial businesses and junk yards and has been plagued by near-constant fires in recent years. Since the summer of 2021, at least six fires have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/fdny-fire-brooklyn-junkyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sprung up<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/east-flatbush-junkyard-preston-court-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scrap yards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/east-flatbush-gobbler-auto-parts-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">auto body shops<\/a>, on the block, with the most recent reported less than <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCFireWire\/status\/2091535505120706824\" rel=\"nofollow\">two months ago<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-250319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC_1908.jpg\" alt=\"tower ladder\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>The FDNY used multiple tower ladders to shoot water over the wall and subdue the flames.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-250326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC_3127.jpg\" alt=\"firefighters \" width=\"700\" height=\"431\"  \/>It took more than 100 firefighters nearly two hours to get the flames under control.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 fire at S&amp;A Scrapyard, a few doors down from Brooklyn Resource Recovery, was believed to have been caused by an electric scooter battery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, S&amp;A owner Sal Vallario <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/east-flatbush-junkyard-catches-fire-yet-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told Brooklyn Paper<\/a> that Brooklyn Resource Recovery had frequent fires, which he attributed to the company\u2019s shredding machine, which pulverizes vehicles and other scraps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another scrapyard on an infamous East Flatbush block went up in flames on Monday night. 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