The Fire Department said a Brooklyn home fire killed six adults and injured seven
A fire tore through a two-story home in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood early Thursday, killing six people and injuring seven, including three firefighters. The New York Times called it New York City’s deadliest fire this year. CBS News reported hazmat teams were called after a lithium-ion battery was found; the cause remains under investigation.
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A fire that tore through a two-story home on the 600 block of 58th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Thursday killed six adults and injured seven others, the Fire Department said. The New York Times reported that four people were pronounced dead at the scene and two critically injured people later died at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn. The Times called the blaze New York City’s deadliest fire this year. More than 230 emergency workers responded, and the fire was under control after nearly three hours, the Times reported. CBS News reported that the second floor and staircase collapsed and the fire spread to a neighboring building. The cause remains under investigation. CBS News said a lithium-ion battery was found, and a fire marshal was investigating whether it sparked the blaze. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it “a devastating fire.”
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- CBS News — 6 dead, 7 injured after massive fire rips through Brooklyn residential building, FDNY says - CBS New York
- NBC News — 6 people dead, others hospitalized after fire tears through Brooklyn home
- The New York Times — 6 Killed in Sunset Park Blaze: NYC’s Deadliest Fire This Year - The New York Times
- New York Post — NYC house fire kills 6 injures, several others including firefighters in Brooklyn
- ABC7 New York — 6 dead after 3-alarm fire tears through Sunset Park home in Brooklyn - ABC7 New York
- WRAL News (with Associated Press) — House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people and injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond :: WRAL.com
- ABC7 Los Angeles — 6 people killed after 3-alarm fire destroys Brooklyn, New York, home, injures residents and firefighters - ABC7 Los Angeles
- thechenabtimes.com — Brooklyn Fire Kills 6, Injures 7; Battery Suspected
Verifier’s note
CBS New York, NBC News, the New York Post, ABC7 New York, The New York Times, WRAL, ABC7 Los Angeles, and the Chenab Times all report a Brooklyn fire that killed six people and injured others. The reports match the proposed event; some give different injury totals.