A four-alarm fire injured five firefighters at a restaurant supply warehouse on Monitor Street early Thursday morning, multiple news outlets report. No serious injuries resulted.
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Approximately 200 firefighters and EMS responded to the fire at 259 Monitor St. at 12:30 a.m. and had difficulty reaching the source of the flames as they battled the fire through the late morning hours, PIX 11 reports. FDNY captured drone footage showing the scale of last night’s fire:
#FDNY members are operating on scene of 3-alarm fire, 259 Monitor St. in #Brooklyn. There are currently no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/Qp029t6KEN
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 1, 2019
#FDNY members remain on scene of a 4-alarm fire, 259 Monitor Street. in #Brooklyn. There are currently three non-life-threatening injuries to firefighters. pic.twitter.com/7VbnLVaihP
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 1, 2019
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The call for the flames came in just before 12:30 a.m. and the first fire units arrived on the scene within four minutes, Chief of Fire Operations Thomas Richardson said early Thursday during a news conference.
Richardson said the fire sparked deep inside a restaurant supply warehouse at 259 Monitor St. in Greenpoint. The fire official said the fire was initially difficult to access in the large warehouse with multiple shelving units.
Due to building issues and the firefighters’ safety, units were moved outside, to attack the fire from the exterior, after just an hour working inside the warehouse, Richardson said.
Firefighters were still on scene around Thursday at noon to secure the smoldering warehouse.
Scary scene in Greenpoint this morning but thanks to the outstanding work of New York’s Bravest, the fire is under control.
Please avoid the area around 259 Monitor Street as the FDNY completes their work. https://t.co/cuUuV73vQj
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 1, 2019
Mayor de Blasio tweeted on Thursday afternoon that the area around 259 Monitor St. should be avoided while FDNY finishes their work which includes an investigation into the cause.