"The blaze broke out in the rear of a home on Pine Street near Ridgewood Avenue just after 7:30 p.m., according to the FDNY, and quickly spread through the two-story home. Firefighters on the scene called a second alarm as flames began to spread to the connected home next door. Units battled the flames for nearly three hours, and finally placed the fire under control just before 10:30 p.m."
"Part of the building's roof collapsed during the firefight, and after an inspection, the Department of Buildings placed a full vacate order on the home and its attached neighbor, citing the collapse and structural damage caused by the blaze. The American Red Cross responded to the scene and registered 27 people from eight different households in need of emergency assistance, including temporary housing and financial help."
"City show that the Pine Street home - which has two units on two floors - has been the subject of multiple DOB complaints regarding illegal apartment conversion and overcrowding. City inspectors tried to gain access to the home twice this fall, records show, but were turned away. The Cypress Hills blaze was the third of three residential fires reported across Brooklyn within a 40-minute span on Monday night."
A blaze began in the rear of a two-story home on Pine Street near Ridgewood Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. and spread rapidly, prompting a second alarm. Firefighters battled the flames for nearly three hours and placed the fire under control just before 10:30 p.m. Part of the building's roof collapsed, and the Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order for the home and its attached neighbor due to structural damage. The American Red Cross registered 27 people from eight households for emergency assistance. The Pine Street home has multiple DOB complaints for illegal conversion and overcrowding, and inspectors were turned away twice this fall. The Cypress Hills fire was one of three residential fires across Brooklyn within a 40-minute span; a small blaze in East Flatbush was quickly controlled, and an elevator mechanical-room fire in Brighton Beach was extinguished in about 20 minutes with no reported injuries.
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