Crime & Safety
Hunts Point Fire Injures 10 People, FDNY Says
The fire was reported at 860 Hunts Point Ave. on Tuesday at about 1:15 p.m., according to the FDNY.
HUNTS POINT, BRONX — At least ten people were injured in a major blaze in a Hunts Point building on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The fire, reported at 860 Hunts Point Ave. on Tuesday at about 1:10 p.m., sent smoke billowing throughout the neighborhood, the city's emergency notification system said in a tweet. At its peak, nearly 170 firefighters battled the blaze, an FDNY spokesman told Patch. The fire was reported on the building's fourth floor before later spreading to the fifth floor of the structure, according to the FDNY.
The blaze caused a total of ten injuries, none of which were life-threatening, the FDNY spokesman said. Four civilians and six firefighters were hurt.
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FDNYalerts BX 2-ALARM 860 HUNTS POINT AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 4TH FLR,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) July 4, 2017
FDNYalerts BX 3-ALARM 860 HUNTS POINT AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 4TH & 5TH FLRS,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) July 4, 2017
.@FDNY 3 Alarm Fire: Hunts Point Ave & Seneca Ave,BX. Expect smoke & traffic delays in area. People nearby avoid smoke, close windows
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) July 4, 2017
The fire was declared under control by 2:55 p.m. and has been extinguished.
This story has been updated throughout.
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