"The first blaze broke out shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at 301 Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York, where members of the 15th Division arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor and extension to the second. Engine Company 290 and Ladder Company 103 knocked back the flames, and the fire was declared under control at 6:45 p.m."
"Engine Company 219 and Ladder Company 105 found a fire on the third floor that had traveled up the walls to the fourth through sixth floors and into the cockloft. A second alarm was transmitted, and Division 11 ordered a third alarm on arrival due to multiple frozen hydrants. Firefighters dug out snow-covered hydrants as the fire spread, ultimately impacting 24 apa"
Six separate fires occurred across Brooklyn between Friday night and Sunday morning, injuring eleven people and prompting large firefighting responses. The first blaze began shortly before 6 p.m. Friday in East New York and was brought under control by Engine 290 and Ladder 103. Early Saturday, a fire at the Blew Smoke Cigar Lounge in Crown Heights drew about 60 firefighters and resulted in seven minor injuries. Additional apartment and private-dwelling fires in Windsor Terrace, Gowanus, and East New York were quickly controlled with hoselines and caused no injuries. A complex multi-floor fire in Clinton Hill spread into the cockloft, required multiple alarms, and forced crews to dig out snow-covered hydrants.
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