Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Blaze At Commercial Building In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze at a commercial building in Brooklyn.
The fire broke out around 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the one-story building near Vernon and Stuyvesant avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Approximately 170 firefighters are on the scene, where the cold weather is playing a factor in the flames spreading.
#FDNY members continue to operate on scene of a 5-alarm fire, 376 Vernon Ave. #Brooklyn. There are currently no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/FRuALoY92d
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 31, 2019
#FDNY members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire, 376 Vernon Ave #Brooklyn. There are currently no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/xfylJPOdcp
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 31, 2019
No injuries have been reported. Drivers should avoid the area.
200 #FDNY fire and EMS members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire, 376 Vernon Ave #Brooklyn. There are currently no injuries reported. (photo from earlier in the operation, credit: @nycemergencymgt) pic.twitter.com/UVU7XS42nE
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 31, 2019
#FDNY members remain on scene of a 5-alarm fire, 376 Vernon Ave #Brooklyn. There are currently no injuries reported. (photos from earlier in operation) pic.twitter.com/5R6E3E7orZ
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 31, 2019
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