Crime & Safety
Ebbets Field Apartments Fire Injures 2 In Brooklyn, FDNY Says
Two people were injured in a two-alarm fire at the Montgomery Street apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, said the FDNY.
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS, BROOKLYN -- Two people were injured when an enormous fire broke out in a beleaguered Brooklyn apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, according to the FDNY.
Flames erupted on the 12th floor of Ebbets Field Apartments complex at 220 Montgomery St. at about 12:05 p.m., said the FDNY.
An FDNY spokesperson confirmed two civilians were hurt in the fire, which it took firefighters about two hours to extinguish.
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Fire at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. 220 Montgomery st. :( two people taken out on stretchers. #fire #brooklyn #crownheights #220montgomery pic.twitter.com/rSX8j64s3e
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Ebbets Field tenants reported dangerous and unsanitary conditions in the massive building complex during a massive rally for tenants' rights in April.
At the time, resident Venice Ishibashi told Patch she waited months for her landlord to fix a three-foot hole in her balcony, caused by yet another blaze on New Year's Day.
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