Brownsville Fire Leaves Family of 5 Without a Home for the Holidays

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A family of five saw their first-floor apartment at 916 Thomas S. Boyland St. destroyed in a fire Monday morning, just three days before Thanksgiving, according to the New York division of the American Red Cross.

One civilian also suffered minor injuries in the blaze, city fire officials said.

Sixty firefighters responded to a first-floor fire in the three-story brick home on Boyland Street around 11:10 a.m., fire officials said, and had brought it under control by around 11:45 a.m.

The Red Cross responded to the scene as well, and provided the family of five with "emergency funds for basic necessities," a spokesman told Patch. However, although their apartment was completely destroyed in the fire, the family appeared to have found another place to stay, and did not require emergency housing assistance from the Red Cross.

Do you know the Brownsville family who saw their home destroyed Monday? We'd love to support them however we can. Feel free to reach out with details: simone.wilson@patch.com.