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COURIER L 12 IFE, OCT. 4-10, 2019
One person sustained major burns, and three others were injured in the Monday morning
fi re. Photos by Paul Martinka
Four injured
in Kensington
gas explosion
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A gasoline mishap caused an explosion
inside a Kensington home
on Monday, injuring four people, according
to the Fire Department.
Over 60 firefighters rushed to the
inferno at the Friel Place residence
between Coney Island Avenue and
E. Eighth Street at approximately
1:15 pm, when an explosion on the
first f loor started the blaze that engulfed
the home, firefighters said.
New York’s Bravest battled the
flames for nearly an hour before
quenching the blaze at shortly after
2 pm, according to the spokesman.
Emergency medical personnel
transported four people — including
one man who sustained lifethreatening
injuries — to the burn
unit at Weill Cornell Medical Center
for treatment, according to authorities.
A preliminary investigation revealed
the cause of the fire to be
“improper use of gasoline,” said to
a spokesman for the Fire Department.
Construction honchos with the
Department of Buildings conducted
an emergency inspection of the
More than 60 fi refi ghters battled the fi re for
the better part of an hour.
home, and issued a “full vacate order”
— preventing residents from
reentering the home until further
notice.
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