Fire hits Prospect Park West building, two seriously injured
Two people were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and seven families had to be evacuated from their homes, after a fire hit a four-story building in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, on Tuesday.
According to the Fire Department, the blaze was first observed on the third floor of 263 Prospect Park West around 11:35 a.m. The brick building is two blocks from the Prospect Expressway and three blocks from Prospect Park.
Sixty firefighters from 12 units responded to the fire, which was classified as an all-hands fire, according to Firefighter Brian Norton, an FDNY spokesperson. It was reported under control at 12:11 p.m.