{"id":75585,"date":"2025-12-19T15:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75585\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:41:32","slug":"five-alarm-fire-rips-through-bronx-buildings-fdny-amnewyork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75585\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-alarm fire rips through Bronx buildings: FDNY \u2013 amNewYork"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Firefighters were forced into a defensive operation as heavy fire consumed multiple buildings on Prospect Avenue on Thursday into Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

The FDNY took on a five-alarm fire that tore through a Bronx building on Thursday night.\n<\/p>\n

At around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, FDNY units responded to a call regarding a five-alarm fire at 855 Prospect Ave., which is located in a row of commercial buildings. The fire had started to extend to the nearby buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnits arrived in less than four minutes. We found fire at a commercial establishment and it was extending to the adjacent stores. We also had fire on the roof of the six-story multiple dwelling and fire extended to the second floor. Those were quickly contained. The multiple dwelling was entirely evacuated,\u201d said Assistant Chief Kevin Brennan.<\/p>\n

\"Multiple<\/a>Multiple tower ladders operated in an attempt to knock down heavy fire throughout multiple commercial buildings at 558 Prospect Avenue on Thursday, December 18.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell \"Firefighters<\/a>Firefighters were forced into a defensive operation as heavy fire consumed multiple buildings on Prospect Avenue on Thursday into Friday morning.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell \"Firefighters<\/a>Firefighters were forced into a defensive operation as heavy fire consumed multiple buildings on Prospect Avenue on Thursday into Friday morning.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

As many as four tower ladders were set up and three exterior house lines were used by fire personnel. As of 1:30 a.m., heavy smoke was still pushing from one of the buildings.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe smoke was drifting into my building as I was leaving. I came outside, and the sky was orange. This is not normal,\u201d Bronx resident Grace Rivera told amNewYork.\n<\/p>\n

A resident was treated for minor injuries at the scene, and there were no further serious injuries as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the FDNY Fire Marshals.\n<\/p>\n

This incident comes one day after the FDNY rescued a 15-month-old baby from an apartment fire on Anderson Avenue in the Bronx.\n<\/p>\n

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