The fires in Brooklyn and the Bronx: 4 dead, 12 injured

The fires in Brooklyn and the Bronx: 4 dead, 12 injured

The fires in Brooklyn and the Bronx killed 4 people, at least 12 injured.

Today, December 18, at about 2:30 a.m. on the second floor of the building located on 14th street in the area of Sheepshead Bay, a fire broke out. Among the victims are two employees of the fire service. At least three were hospitalized with serious injuries.

The fires in Brooklyn and the Bronx: 4 dead, 12 injured

Another fire started Sunday evening on Simpson street, near Freeman street. As a result of a fire in the hospital with serious injuries received by three persons.

Sunday morning, on the fifth floor of a building on Clay Avenue , there was another fire. To fight the fire arrived about 170 firefighters who managed to extinguish the fire after 2 hours. Aware 4 wounded, including two employees of the FDNY.

«Christmas is in five days, and [many residents] have lost everything,» said 33-year-old Jaheira Rios, which failed to save their belongings.

32-year-old princes Barrett told reporters the NY Post that she was lucky at the last moment to pull out of the fire all family members.

At the moment, unknown names and ages of the victims. FDNY can not yet be called the cause of the fire in Brooklyn and in the Bronx.

#breaking large fire on E. 14th St. in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Witness says he saw two boys jumping from a window, unknown if others were able to get out. #ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/beNNShJAUz

— Derick Waller ABC7NY (@wallerABC7) December 18, 2017

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