7 Hurt In Fire On Fourth Avenue In Brooklyn, FDNY Says

Park Slope NY

09 November, 2021

9:34 AM

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BROOKLYN, NY — Seven people were hurt Tuesday morning when a blaze broke out in a building under construction on Fourth Avenue, according to the FDNY. The all-hands fire broke out in the 6309 Fourth Ave. building, found between 63rd and 64th streets, around 8:45 a.m., according to the FDNY. By 9:30 a.m., there were 60 fire personnel and 12 units battling the blaze, an FDNY spokesperson said. It was marked under control around 9:40 a.m., according to FDNY alerts. Seven people were being evaluated for non-life threatening injuries from the fire, according to the spokesperson. The five-story building is currently under construction, FDNY officials said. The property is the site of the former Zion Lutheran Church and is slated to become a new nine-story affordable housing development, according to the Fifth Avenue Committee. (Keep up with NYC events and news by subscribing to Park Slope Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.) Video from the scene shows large plumes of black smoke rising from the building while multiple fire trucks line the roads, according to Citizen App. The fire is the second major blaze in the neighborhood, and among several across the city, in less than a week. A fire last Wednesday on 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue left 30 families and two businesses displaced, prompting local officials to set up a "fire fund" to help the victims of the three-alarm blaze. Firefighters also battled a five-alarm blaze in Harlem and four-alarm fire on Lenox Road in Brooklyn that day. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said such fires are common as the seasons change. This is a breaking news story, refresh the page for updates.