Over 100 Fire Eaters responded and had the fl ames under control within an hour. Photo by Todd Maisel
BY BEN VERDE AND TODD MAISEL
Over 100 fi refi ghters rushed to
the scene of a massive inferno
that devastated a stately Park
Slope brownstone on Thursday
afternoon.
The blaze erupted on the
ground fl oor of the rowhouse
near Eighth Street and Seventh
Avenue shortly after 4
pm, before spreading through
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a dumbwaiter to the upper
fl oors, offi cials said.
Hordes of Slopers gathered
as the fi re sent plumes
of black smoke into the sky,
including one neighbor who
witnessed the fl ames overtake
the brownstone and blow out
the back windows.
“I came out my back door
and saw heavy fi re,” said
Joyce Rooney.
No one was reported injured,
and the family was not
home when the fi re erupted,
according to authorities.
New York’s Bravest battled
the blaze and had the fl ames
under control within an hour,
offi cials said.
The cause is under investigation
by fi re marshals.
The fi re started on the ground fl oor and spread upwards through a
dumbwaiter. Photo by Todd Maisel
Brownstone blaze
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