Overview
- Flames broke out shortly after midnight at 53rd Street and First Avenue in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and spread to two neighboring factories.
- Officials reported total losses across three warehouse buildings, with the main fire building’s roof and interior walls collapsed.
- Roughly 250–270 FDNY and EMS personnel responded under a five-alarm mobilization using ladder trucks and two fireboats.
- Crews drew from New York Harbor to sustain high-volume water flow while keeping distance due to the risk of additional structural failures.
- Two firefighters suffered minor smoke-inhalation injuries, the cause remains under investigation, and residents were warned about heavy smoke and traffic delays.