BY JESSICA PARKS
A massive inferno engulfed
a Flatlands scrapyard on Nov.
14 — pumping black smoke into
the air just a few doors down
from where another blaze
fl ared up a few weeks ago!
More than 100 fi refi ghters
responded to the two-alarm
fi re at the junkyard on Preston
Court between Ralph Avenue
and Kings Highway at
2:38 pm, according to the Fire
Department, which warned
nearby residents to remain indoors
and close their windows
to ward off the caustic fumes.
The fi re was declared under
control by 5 pm, but fi refi ghters
remained hard at work trying
to prevent combustible material
within the scrapheap fi lled
from reigniting, according to a
department spokesman.
No one was injured in the
fi re, although some vehicles
stashed within the junkyard
got singed, according to authorities,
who said the cause of
the fi re is still under investigation.
The incident comes just
weeks after 60 smoke eaters
quenched the blaze that overtook
another Preston Court
junkyard just a few doors away
on Oct. 3.
COURIER L 12 IFE, NOV. 22-28, 2019
A second Preston Court junkyard in Flatlands went up in fl ames on Nov.
14 afternoon — the second inferno on the block in just over a month.
Photos by Lloyd Mitchell
Flatlands junkyard goes up in fl ames
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