Video Shows Moment 4-Alarm Fire Flared Up In Midwood
June 13, 2019, 10 a.m.
Twelve people were injured in a fire that spread through three homes in Brooklyn shortly before dawn this morning.
The damaged houses on 17th Street
Twelve people were injured in a fire that spread through three homes in Brooklyn shortly before dawn this morning. The injured included three firefighters and a baby. A neighbor told PIX11 that he and his wife "heard children screaming, 'Help! Help!'"
The fire started just after 4 a.m. at 1488 East 17th Street in Midwood. A neighbor's security camera shows the moment the fire flared up:
A dozen hurt including three firefighters here on E 17th street in Midwood Neighbor surveillance cameras capture moment fire begins at 4 am #1010wins pic.twitter.com/4W7RSVcxBu
— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) June 13, 2019
The fire quickly spread to the houses on either side. Another neighbor said, "I saw the three houses on fire," and, referring to 1488 East 17th Street, "Everybody went out from the back. They couldn't get out from the front because the fire took from the front door."
BREAKING-2 people hospitalized as a 4 alarm fire burns through 3 homes in Midwood, Brooklyn. We’re Live with details @NBCNewYork #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/pZWZpeioau
— Tracie Strahan (@tstrahan4NY) June 13, 2019
Additional Video from:
Brooklyn 1488 East 17 St. @FDNY operating at a 4 Alarm Fire pic.twitter.com/BUxL8HWzBK— NYRRT (@NYRRT) June 13, 2019
#FDNY members operated earlier this morning on scene of a 4-alarm fire at 1492 E 17 St in #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/9olGf39YQh
— FDNY (@FDNY) June 13, 2019
The fire escalated quickly, and there were 170 firefighters on the scene. The FDNY is continuing to identify hot spots.
WCBS 2 reports that all three homes suffered extensive damage, with all three roofs collapsed. All residents in the home where the fire started are accounted for.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
