Just after 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 31, a blaze started on the first floor of a three-story private residence at 205 27th St. in Greenwood Heights. Engine Company 228 and Tower Ladder 122 found heavy smoke billowing from the first and second floors. Just over 100 FDNY members responded, using three hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire. No one was found during a search inside the premises. One firefighter briefly collapsed but was quickly removed by fellow FDNY members. Seven people were injured, including five firefighters, and were taken to local hospitals in stable condition. The fire was placed under control at 11:30 p.m., and the cause remains under investigation.
Officials said the blaze started on the first floor of a three-story private residence at 205 27th St. in Greenwood Heights, just after 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 31. Engine Company 228 and Tower Ladder 122 rushed to the scene, finding heavy smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the dwelling. Just over 100 FDNY members responded to the blaze, using three hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire. No one was found during a search inside the premises, officials said.
A two alarm fire at 205 27 Street left two civilans and five firefighters hurt on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell One neighbor was an eyewitness to the harrowing scene. Smoke was blanking the street, you couldn't see the full building, the witness said. According to sources, a firefighter briefly collapsed, but was quickly removed from the building by fellow FDNY members. Seven people were injured, including five firefighters, as a result of the inferno.
Fire marshals are investigating after a late-night fire broke out inside a Brooklyn building on Sunday night, injuring seven people, including firefighters. Officials said the blaze started on the first floor of a three-story private residence at 205 27th St. in Greenwood Heights, just after 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 31. Engine Company 228 and Tower Ladder 122 rushed to the scene, finding heavy smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the dwelling.
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