A CONVERTED LOFT BUILDING IN BROOKLYN, NYC, was ordered evacuated Sunday evening by the Fire Department when it was discovered that an imminent hazard existed.

The riverfront factory-building also
lacked an occupancy permit.
N. Y. Times photo

A code inspection visit found that a matzo factory in the basement was storing grain improperly and was an explosive hazard.  Illegal and faulty electrical wiring in the silo triggered the immediate shut-down.  That led to the finding that the building had never been issued an occupancy certificate since it was converted from a cold-storage warehouse to apartment units ten years ago.

Fire officials called the 11-story building a “fire trap.”  In addition, the sprinkler system was not functional.

          NY1 photo

The understandably shocked tenants were ordered out at 5:30 pm Sunday evening and then given just six hours on Monday to gather their belongings and vacate the building.

The Long Island Newsday has the STORY.
The New York Times has a background ARTICLE

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