12 NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 16, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Fire in Dyker Heights building kills
man and woman, injures others
BY JAIME DEJESUS
JDEJESUS@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
A fire in a Dyker Heights building
has left two dead and
several other people injured.
According to the FDNY, the fire occurred
inside the three-story mixeduse
building at 11th Avenue and 67th
Street at around 7 a.m. on Thursday,
November 9, with fire on all three
floors. Twenty five FDNY units and
106 fire personnel were quickly on
the scene.
Authorities added that a 58-year-old
man and a 56-year-old women were
discovered unconscious in the third
floor apartment. According to the
FDNY, the two were DOA.
In addition, a four-year-old girl and
a three-month-old boy were injured
and rushed to Maimonides Medical
Center for treatment for smoke inhalation.
They are listed in stable condition,
along with a 31-year-old man and
a 30-year-old women.
Three firefighters were also injured
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by @NYC911News
while responding to the fire, but are
listed in stable condition as well.
The FDNY listed the fire as under
control at around 8:16 a.m.
The cause of the fire is currently
under investigation by fire marshals.
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the BlankSlate Pages software platform,
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At the scene of the fire in Dyker Heights.