Crime & Safety

Sunset Park Brownstone Fire Injures 4, FDNY Says

Three firefighters and another person were hurt in a second-alarm blaze on 50th Street Tuesday morning, the FDNY said.

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Firefighters battled a second-alarm blaze on a Sunset Park brownstone roof Tuesday morning, FDNY officials said. (Courtesy of Citizen App)
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Firefighters battled a second-alarm blaze on a Sunset Park brownstone roof Tuesday morning, FDNY officials said. (GoogleMaps)

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — Three firefighters and another person were hurt in a blaze that erupted on a Sunset Park rooftop Tuesday morning, according to the FDNY.

The three-story brownstone on 50th Street near Fourth Avenue caught fire about 2:50 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson said.

Four people received minor injuries in the blaze that took nearly an hour and a half to get under control, said the FDNY.

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Firefighters don't yet know what caused the rooftop to erupt in flames.

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