{"id":576180,"date":"2026-02-08T23:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/576180\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:10:15","slug":"brooklyn-firefighters-battle-three-alarm-apartment-blaze-in-extreme-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/576180\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn firefighters battle three-alarm apartment blaze in extreme cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brooklyn_fire.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"firefighters in Brooklyn putting out a fire\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Brooklyn firefighters battle three-alarm apartment blaze in extreme cold 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters battled a three alarm fire at 464 Clinton Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/fdny\/index.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FDNY<\/a> members fought a three-alarm fire in Brooklyn on Saturday, facing brutal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/nypd-harbor-unit-teaching-rescues-frozen-waters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">winter conditions<\/a> as the city was under a Code Blue alert, with frigid temperatures and dangerous wind chill complicating the firefighting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze broke out at 464 Clinton Ave. in Fort Greene, at around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 7. Engine Company \u00a0219 and Ladder Company 105 responded to reports of an odor of smoke inside a residential building. Upon arrival, they quickly discovered fire in a third-floor apartment and a fourth-floor apartment. \u00a0Conditions quickly worsened as flames extended upward through the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the blaze grew stronger, Battalion 57 transmitted a second alarm. Fire officials reported that the blaze was running vertically from the third floor through the sixth floor and into the cockloft\u2013the concealed space between the top floor ceiling and the roof\u2013raising concerns about rapid fire spread and structural damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137830536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brooklyn-blaze.jpg\" alt=\"smoke coming out of a building\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Brooklyn firefighters battle three-alarm apartment blaze in extreme cold 2\"  \/>Brooklyn firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in Fort Greene on Feb. 7, 2026.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>There were no reported injuries or deaths. FDNY officials said 24 apartments were impacted by the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, FDNY members were contending with multiple snow-covered and frozen hydrants while operating in freezing temperatures and forceful winds. Crews quickly worked to secure water sources as ice buildup slowed access, forcing firefighters to clear hydrants while maintaining suppression efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Division 11 transmitted a third-alarm to keep units fresh. More than 170 members responded to the scene and used four hoselines to stop the spread of the fire.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137830537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hydrant-in-snow.jpg\" alt=\"fire hydrant in snow\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Brooklyn firefighters battle three-alarm apartment blaze in extreme cold 3\"  \/>Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at 464 Clinton Ave.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The fire was placed under control at 10:30 p.m. The FDNY Fire Marshal\u2019s office will determine the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p>The incident underscores the challenges first responders face during extreme weather and Code Blue alerts, when life-threatening temperatures and frozen infrastructure place added strain on emergency services and residents throughout the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Firefighters battled a three alarm fire at 464 Clinton Avenue. 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