5-Alarm Inferno Devours NYC Sushi Restaurant, Medical Office

What to Know

• A raging fire tore through a sushi restaurant and medical office in Brooklyn early Wednesday; it took firefighters four hours to control it[hhmc]

• Angry flames leaped from the roof as smoke billowed over Marine Park; at least one firefighter was hurt but is expected to be OK [hhmc]

• The blaze hit five alarms before 10 a.m.; a cause is under investigation[hhmc]

A raging fire tore through a sushi restaurant and attached medical building in Brooklyn early Wednesday, spewing smoke over the neighborhood as firefighters battled intense flames for hours.

The blaze broke out around 6:30 a.m. at a commercial building on Flatbush Avenue. It escalated to a three-alarm blaze within half an hour and only gained in strength, transforming into a five-alarm inferno before 10 a.m.

Chopper 4 showed a dramatic scene, with thick smoke billowing from the roof and flames appearing to overtake the entire structure. The roof of the restaurant and office building completely collapsed and the fire appeared to be threatening adjacent storefronts. A monster emergency presence flocked to the scene, with at least a dozen fire engines seen from Chopper 4's aerial view.

The city advised people who live in the area to close their windows amid rampant smoke. Dozens of people crowded nearby streets to watch the buildings burn. At least one injury to a firefighter was reported, but that person is expected to be OK.

Inferno Devours Building in Brooklyn

A close-up view from Chopper 4 showed most of the smoke appearing to come from the charred carcass of the sushi restaurant. The meRead More – Source

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