A 4-ALARM FIRE IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, KEPT FDNY firefighters busy for the first three hours Sunday night. The fire started around 9:20 pm in a 2-story frame house and spread to at least four others before the fast-moving fire was contained.
Four of the 200 firefighters on the scene suffered minor injuries as the fire raced through the old wood-frame dwellings. It appears that at least a couple, if not more, of the homes had been converted into illegal apartment units because the Red Cross reported at least 48 people being made homeless from the fire.
Shortly after the FD’s arrival, the FF’s had to be pulled out of the buildings following their primary searches as there was a quick roof collapse in the house of origin. WNYW-TV Ch. 5 has this video report from the scene:
Later reports are saying that as many as seven homes have been damaged.
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