'Suspicious devices' found after Williamsburg fire deemed non-hazardous * Brooklyn Paper

"Suspicious devices discovered in a Williamsburg apartment building after an all-hands fire on Tuesday were found to be benign, police said. The blaze broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story building on Keap Street at around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 17, according to the FDNY. A resident of the unit sustained critical injuries after he leaped from a fourth-floor window to escape the flames, and was rushed by Hatzolah to NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue."

"Firefighters managed to get the flames under control by 12:14 p.m., per the FDNY, but as fire marshals began investigating the scene, they discovered two suspicious devices and called in the NYPD Bomb Squad for support. Multiple buildings were evacuated as the squad investigated, but the items were determined to be "non-hazardous." The items in question may have been pipes filled with sand for weight-lifting, according to Pix11, and were removed from the premises as a precaution."

An all-hands fire broke out on the fourth floor of a four-story building on Keap Street at about 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 17. A resident leaped from a fourth-floor window to escape the flames and sustained critical injuries; emergency responders rushed the man to NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was in critical but stable condition the following afternoon. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 12:14 p.m. Fire marshals discovered two suspicious devices during the investigation and summoned the NYPD Bomb Squad; multiple buildings were evacuated, and the items were later deemed non-hazardous. The devices may have been sand-filled pipes used for weight-lifting and were removed as a precaution. Fire Marshals will continue investigating the fire’s cause.

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