12 firefighters injured, residents rescued from 5-alarm fire in Brooklyn

Sunday, September 13, 2020
DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An intense five-alarm fire at a home in Brooklyn resulted in 12 firefighters being injured and several neighbors who had to be rescued.

It happened just before midnight on 74th Street in Dyker Heights.
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More than 200 firefighters worked together to fight the flames throughout the three-floor building.

One firefighter climbed down from a ladder and had to have flames smothered from his burning jacket.

The fire also extended to a neighboring home.

Officials say everyone inside both homes have been safely accounted for.
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One resident had to leave behind her cat as well as her belongings.

She was assured by firefighters that they would locate her pet.

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