Crime & Safety
2 Men Die In Early Morning Bed-Stuy Blaze, Police Say
Firefighters found the two men, whose names have not yet been released, after battling a fire on Patchen Avenue and MacDonough Street.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Two men died in a massive blaze on Patchen Avenue early Friday morning, said police.
Firefighters found the two unidentified men after battling a fire inside 220A Patchen Ave. near MacDonough Street around 3:15 a.m., police said.
Emergency responders rushed one man, found on the second floor, to Interfaith Hospital, but doctors were unable to save his life, said police. A second man, found on the third floor, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Brooklyn: 222 Patchen Ave. @FDNY operating at a 2nd Alarm Fire in a multiple dwelling. 2 fire victims pronounced doa. video via @NYRRT pic.twitter.com/CvFPFA9Y4H
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 29, 2017
One firefighter received minor injuries and was treated at a nearby hospital, said an FDNY spokesman.
The Patchen Avenue fire occurred just hours after four children and eight adults were killed in a massive blaze in The Bronx.
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The FDNY Fire Marshal will investigate the cause of the fire and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death for the two men.
Photo courtesy of GoogleMaps/Sept. 2017
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