"The most destructive fire of the weekend began in a two-family home on Conklin Avenue in Canarsie just after 3 a.m. on March 15. Firefighters were met with heavy fire and thick smoke when they arrived at the home. It took nearly two hours for firefighters to get the blaze under control. Six people - four civilians and two firefighters - were injured."
"The fire left the house uninhabitable, city records show. Its windows and doors were destroyed, the roof was open, and its ceiling, walls and joists were charred. The city's Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order, and the American Red Cross is reportedly assisting four families who were displaced, including ten adults and one child."
"The first of the four fires had broken out just about 24 hours earlier, in a two-family home on the 200 block of Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy. Flames quickly spread across the home's second and third floors, requiring a response from nearly 150 firefighters and paramedics. One person was injured, per the FDNY."
Fire marshals are investigating several unrelated residential fires that occurred across Brooklyn over the weekend, resulting in at least seven injuries. The most severe fire started in a two-family home on Conklin Avenue in Canarsie after 3 a.m. on March 15, requiring nearly two hours to control. Six people were injured, including four civilians and two firefighters, with two civilians suffering serious injuries. The home was rendered uninhabitable with extensive structural damage. An earlier fire on Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy involved a two-family home where flames spread across multiple floors, requiring 150 firefighters and paramedics. One person was injured in that fire. Both buildings received full vacate orders, and the American Red Cross assisted displaced families.
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