Wednesday, January 21, 2015

BROOKLYN FIRE INSIDE A HARDWARE STORE AT 265 FLATBUSH AVENUE LEAVES 1 DEAD AND 8 OTHERS INJURED



 



BROOKLYN FIRE INSIDE A HARDWARE STORE AT 265 FLATBUSH AVENUE LEAVES 1 DEAD AND 8 OTHERS INJURED

A 46-year-old man was killed and at least eight other people were injured early Wednesday in a five-alarm building fire in Brooklyn, officials said.


The blaze, inside a hardware store at 265 Flatbush Avenue, was reported just after 3:30 a.m. and drew nearly 200 firefighters to the building in Prospect Heights, according to the Fire Department. The fire burned for hours and was not brought under control until shortly before 8:30 a.m., the Fire Department said.

The cause of the man’s death had not been determined. The police said the body was recovered in the rear of 267 Flatbush Avenue.

In addition to the man who died, three people were hospitalized with serious injuries and five with minor injuries. Two of the injured were firefighters, both with minor injuries, the Fire Department said.


The cause of the fire had not been determined.

The Daily News reported that the man who died was the owner of a deli who was forced to leap from his fourth-floor window, because flames had blocked all routes of escape.