Crime & Safety
3 Hurt In Massive Fire At Crown Heights Auto Shop: FDNY
More than 100 emergency responders put out the fire on Empire Boulevard on Monday, according to the FDNY.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A massive fire at a Crown Heights auto shop hurt three people and took more than 100 firefighters to put out on Monday.
The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. at 183 Empire Blvd., a one-story mechanic or auto shop on the Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens border, according to the FDNY.
It took more than two hours and 140 firefighters and EMS to put out, according to the department. The fire was under control shortly before 1 p.m.
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"[We had] a very labor-intensive fire — a lot of heat, a lot of smoke," FDNY Deputy Chief Stephen Moro told reporters after the fire.
Moro said the blaze was particularly dangerous given a lot of cars that were on lifts in the building and the possibility of gas tanks inside.
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Brooklyn: FDNY are on the scene of a second alarm blaze at 183 Empire Blvd near Rogers Ave. pic.twitter.com/FTL8nmOtQc
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) February 22, 2021
Three people were injured by the flames, including one civilian and two firefighters, according to the FDNY. The civilian was treated and released and both firefighters were sent to the hospital, Moro said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
FDNY members continue to operate on scene of a 3-alarm fire at 183 Empire Blvd. in Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/WeTXbRcjHX
— FDNY (@FDNY) February 22, 2021
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