Crime & Safety
Fire Erupts In Crown Heights Bike Shop, FDNY Says
Firefighers rushed to extinguish a second-alarm fire at a Nostrand Avenue bike shop Friday afternoon.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — More than 100 firefighters fought to extinguish a massive fire in a Nostrand Avenue bike shop Friday afternoon, according to the FDNY.
A second-alarm fire erupted in Jie Yun S Electric Bicycle Shop at 585 Nostrand Ave. at about 3:30 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said.
Video posted to Twitter shows bursts of red-hot flames exploding out the store front windows.
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This video contains graphic language.
(Crown Heights, Brooklyn) The FDNY is fighting a massive fire. Live video and details: https://t.co/b1uhD1fXeN #CitizenAppNYC pic.twitter.com/Pxl0QGUEc3
— Citizen NYC (@CitizenApp_NYC) July 6, 2018
"There y'all go," one man cries as three firefighters douse the blaze with water. "Team work."
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Twenty-five units and 106 firefighters were sent to put out the blaze in the two-story building, which also houses an African braiding salon, said the FDNY.
FDNY tweeted photos of the burnt building at 4:40 p.m. and noted no injuries had yet to be reported.
#FDNY members are on scene of a 2-alarm fire, 585 Nostrand Ave. #Brooklyn. Currently no injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/Py5YSCH50V
— FDNY (@FDNY) July 6, 2018
Photo courtesy of the FDNY/Twitter
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