De Blasio visits site of massive Williamsburg blaze, as residents worry about health effects
NYC DOH: No immediate health risk
Mayor Bill de Blasio toured the site of Saturday’s massive warehouse fire in Williamsburg on Thursday morning for a briefing from FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Chief of Department James Leonard, and to thank firefighters for their work battling the fire.
Though sections of the CitiStorage facility on North 11th Street, which went up in a spectacular seven-alarm blaze, are still smoldering, the fire was declared under control by the FDNY on Thursday afternoon.
According to pool reporter Jennifer Fermino, dozens of firefighters were working at the icy waterfront scene, including units from as far away as Harlem and the East Village.