Sunday, May 15, 2011

Brooklyn (NY) Fire Kills Two Men

Two men were killed in a four-alarm Brooklyn fire that spread throughout four row houses on Sunday. More than 170 firefighters responded to the incident which killed one victim inside the building and another who dropped from a window to his death, according to reports from Mail Online.

New York City fire department officials gave details of the incident during the report:

"New York City fire department spokesperson Mike Parrella told MailOnline.com the department received a 911 call about the fire at 9:13 pm last night. Mr Parrella said 170 personnel from 39 fire department units responded within minutes to the blaze, which is thought to have started around 9 p.m., possibly on the three-story building's top floor."

Mr Parrella said in the report:

"It went under control at 11:15. 'It was pretty bad. There was heavy fire on the first and second floors."

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