Apartment Building Fire Kills 7 in Brooklyn
An apartment building caught fire in Brooklyn, killing seven people trapped inside, police said. The victims were believed to be from the same family.
More than 150 firefighters tackled the three-alarm blaze that tore through all three of the building’s floors and caused the roof to collapse, a police spokeswoman said.
The fire started just after 2:30 p.m. near Fort Hamilton Parkway and 70th Street in Bay Ridge, fire department spokesman Joseph Cestari said. When firefighters responded, the fire was already raging out of control.
The victims were not immediately identified and no cause for the blaze had been cited.
A dozen firefighters, three police officers, one emergency services worker and a fire patrol officer sustained minor injuries, Cestari said.
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