Six people died and seven others were injured, three of them firefighters, after a fire spread through a home in Sunset Park Brooklyn early Thursday
By NNN
Firefighters responded to 58th Street, between 6th and 7th avenues, shortly before 1:40 a.m.
Crews found the first and second floors fully engulfed in flames, and the fire extended to an attached neighboring building, according to fire officials.
The fire was raised to two alarms at 1:46 a.m. and to three alarms at 2:10 a.m. More than 230 fire and EMS personnel tirelessly worked the scene.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, and two others died after they were taken to the hospital, according to fire officials.
Hazmat crews were called after lithium-ion batteries were found inside the home, according to the FDNY. Fire marshals were investigating the cause, which had not been determined.
