FDNY rescues one person in fire at Brooklyn apartment building

Firefighters battled an apartment fire in Brooklyn in frigid temperatures on Wednesday night.

At just after 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17, FDNY units arrived at 669 East 5th St. to find a fire in a third-floor apartment. Firefighters briefly struggled to get water on the fire as two hydrants were frozen near the fire building.

Firefighters dealt with frozen hydrants while battling a third floor apartment fire at 669 East 5th Street.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

FDNY personnel had to use booster tank water from Engine Company 250 to knock down the main body of the fire. Firefighters rescued one person from the apartment and they were taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.

The fire was placed under control at 8:30 p.m. The FDNY Fire Marshal’s Office will determine the cause and origin of the incident.

Chiefs oversee the fire were a resident was rescued at 669 East 5th Street on Wednesday, January 16.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Firefighters at the scene of an apartment building fire at 669 East 5 Street on Wednesday night.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

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