BROOKLYN EAGLE VIDEO: Nine injured in Crown Heights blaze
A fire broke out Wednesday morning in Crown Heights, engulfing three houses on St. Marks Avenue in thick plumes of smoke. Residents living in three houses numbered 1228, 1230 and 1232 had to escape the dangerous flames. Five firefighters and four civilians were being treated at Kings County Hospital, the FDNY told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
“The families had visitors,” said Tania Salters, community affairs officer at the 77th Precinct.
After the fire, most of the affected residents went to neighbors’ and relatives’ houses just a few doors down. A neighbor who did not want to be identified said this was a “family street.”