Abandoned Building Goes in Brighton

FDNYfirefighters in the Laurelton section of Queens battled a private dwelling fire on January 12, 2023. The blaze damaged both floors of the two-family, two-story home on 135th Avenue. No serious injuries were reported.

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Firefighters battled a fire in an abandoned boarded up building on Brighton’s 5th Street just after1342 on January 9, 2023. Engine Company 246 and LadderCompany 169 arrived to heavy fire throughout a 1-1/2 story house underconstruction. Operations were hampered by boarded up windows and electrical wires down and arcing in the rearof the dwelling as smoke and fire made its way into the attic space.