Two-alarm fi re engulfs Edison Avenue apartments, deli
FDNY escort an elderly woman away from the building on a stretcher. Edwin Soto
Residents of the building
said that some of their pets
were trapped inside their
apartments during the fi re
and perished.
Part of the ground fl oor was
occupied by a corner grocery
store where early reports indicate
the fi re started. The store,
which normally operated behind
a boarded up storefront,
was completely destroyed of
the blaze.
Shawn Moshun has owned
the deli since 1999.
He was standing outside
his store in the rain on Monday,
April 22, trying to collect
whatever was salvageable
from his wrecked business.
“The whole place is completely
gone,” Moshun said.
“The FDNY entered through
the deli to get into the building
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A brutal two-alarm fi re
ravaged 1580 Edison Avenue
in Pelham Bay in the very
early hours of Easter Sunday.
The four-story property
was engulfed in fl ame at 3:46
a.m. according to FDNY reports.
New York’s Bravest responded
with 25 units comprised
of 106 rescue workers
that fi nally brought the blaze
under control at 5:28 a.m.
Firefi ghters broke all the
windows on the property’s Middletown
Road corner as neighbors
from all over watched the
rescue operation unfurl.
A 25-year-old probationary
fi refi ghter was the fi rst on the
line and given credit for dousing
the fl ames for good.
One civilian suffered lifethreatening
injuries, while
three others suffered minor
ones as result of the fi re.
Three FDNY members also
suffered minor injuries. Each
was transported to Jacobi
Medical Center, according to
the FDNY.
One child was rescued
from the building’s top fl oor,
according to neighbors, as
they watched helplessly from
the street below.
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and much of the store was
damaged,” he continued.
Although Moshun didn’t
live in the walk-up, he lived
near enough to rush over
when he got word of the fi re.
“Right now I don’t know
about reopening, there’s so
much to fi gure out and I’d have
to start over essentially,” Moshun
said. “I am happy the fi re
wasn’t any worse than it was,”
he said.
Other residents were entering
and exiting the building
in an attempt to gather what
intact possessions they could
from their homes on Monday
afternoon as well.
Two FDNY trucks visited
the property on Tuesday, April
23 to survey the damages.
The FDNY is investigating
the cause of the fi re.
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