Park Slope Fire Breaks Out in Historic Limestone

• Photo courtesy of @Imnofoodie/Twitter

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A small fire broke out in a landmarked, three-story brownstone (or, technically, a limestone) at 554 9th Street, just half a block west of Prospect Park, around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

It took around 60 firefighters to bring the blaze under control by 5 p.m., a spokeswoman for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) told Patch.

At that time, one person was being treated at the scene for minor injuries, she said, but had not yet been transported to a hospital.

Twitter user @Imnofoodie reported seeing seven fire trucks, two ambulances and two ladders respond to the fire.

The limestone at 554 9th Street, pictured below, falls within the Park Slope Historic District, meaning it's protected by the city from undergoing renovations that would change its appearance.

City records show that the building is more than a century old, and that it was recently converted into a two-unit townhouse.

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