A two-alarm fire at a Coney Island apartment building left three people injured on Dec. 30.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Three people were injured in a two-alarm residential fire in Coney Island early on Tuesday morning.
Paramedics on an unrelated run reportedly spotted the fire on the top floor of a two-story Hart Place building at about 6 a.m.
The fire quickly spread through the second floor and onto the roof. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
When firefighters arrived on the scene, flames had spread through the second floor and onto the roof. Responding Battalion 43 triggered a second alarm, bringing just over 100 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene in below-freezing temperatures.
The fire was brought under control just after 7 a.m., per the FDNY. Three civilians were left with minor injuries and refused medical attention on the scene.
The building suffered some structural damage in the blaze. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters requested a Department of Buildings inspection of the home, which appeared to have suffered structural damage, and the Department of Environmental Protection was called to repair a leaking fire hydrant.
The FDNY fire marshal will investigate the cause of the blaze.