All-Hands Fire Knocked Down on Greene Avenue in Brooklyn; Searches Come Back Negative
Firefighters knocked down an all-hands fire on the top floor of a five-story apartment building at 572 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, and searches of the building came back negative, according to the FDNY radio record for the call. The fire was declared under control at 3:58 p.m.
An all-hands fire on the fifth floor of a five-story apartment building at 572 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn was knocked down on Thursday afternoon, according to NYC Alert's record of the FDNY radio transmissions for Box 0681, the alarm box for the address. The fire was reported at 3:23 p.m. in Apartment 5A, and firefighters put one line in operation on the top floor of the Class 3 multiple dwelling.
By 3:50 p.m., the record shows, the main body of the fire had been knocked down and primary searches of the building were complete and negative. Rescue and squad units were released, and utilities were notified to turn off gas and electric service. Engine 214 and Ladder 119 were the all-hands units on the call.
A radio update at 3:58 p.m. reported secondary searches complete and negative throughout, with the fire declared under control after 36 minutes. The radio record read for this story reports no deaths and no injuries, and releases no names; this story asserts nothing beyond that record, and any official FDNY statement on the cause or on injuries would be reported as a follow-up when officials issue one.
