Brooklyn All-Hands High-Rise Fire

LOUDLABS NEWS NYC – CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn – On Saturday 9:30pm a mattress caught fire in the 4th floor stairwell of 2926 West 25th Street and lead to an all-hands blaze within the confines of the 60th Precinct. 

Multiple victims were reported to have been trapped by the fire in the 13 story building, but FDNY firefighters arrived in time to prevent any injuries, and had the flames under control by 10:17pm. 

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