""It's not uncommon for the conditions surrounding," FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Joe Duggan said. "You're in a smoke condition, and you're feeling the heat, and you're starting to feel some of the fire coming toward you. The victim felt his life was threatened and jumped as our units got on scene.""
""I'm nervous because this is a potential bomb, you know, and can kill everyone around," said a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. "I am with my kid. There are so many kids around here. There is a school next to it. Yeah, it's dangerous.""
""I've never seen this around here," neighbor Yecenia Johnson added. "This is weird. Very weird.""
A late-morning kitchen fire began around 11:30 a.m. in a Williamsburg building on Keap Street. Smoke and heat from the fourth-floor blaze led a resident to jump and sustain critical injuries; the victim was taken to a local hospital. Fire units arrived as the person jumped and emergency responders treated the scene. Investigators are working to determine the fire's cause. Bomb Squad units were called after suspicious devices were reported on the third floor, prompting a block evacuation and hours-long wait in the cold. Police later declared the packages harmless and cleared the area around 3:30 p.m.
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