Three-alarm fire spreads to 3 buildings in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Friday
140 firefighters and EMTs respond; 6 injuries
A three-alarm fire thought to be fed by 150 cases of “Spare Fuel” for autos broke out in a garage in the Mapleton section of Borough Park on Friday afternoon and quickly spread to two adjacent residential buildings.
Roughly 140 firefighters and EMTs responded to the blaze, FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Michael Gala, the Manhattan Borough Commander, said in an audio statement Friday evening.
Gala said that the fire erupted at of 2062 61st Street just before 3 p.m. and emergency units were on the scene within three minutes. It took two hours to bring the fire under control.