FDNY 10-Alarmer Burns for 36 Hours

A 10-alarm fire in Brooklyn, NY, destroyed a multi-building complex on May 2, 2006. The fire burned for 36 hours and required the response of land- and water-based equipment for several days.
July 1, 2006
Michael Gomez
The fire rages almost 46 hours later as seen from Manhattan across the East River. On the first 10 alarms, 44 engines and 26 ladder companies responded. The complex was at one time the world’s largest manufacturer of marine rope. An FDNY fireboat was stationed alongside the complex at the East River for many years.
The fire rages almost 46 hours later as seen from Manhattan across the East River. On the first 10 alarms, 44 engines and 26 ladder companies responded. The complex was at one time the world’s largest manufacturer of marine rope. An FDNY fireboat was stationed alongside the complex at the East River for many years.

Brooklyn, NY, May 2, 2006 – A 10-alarm fire destroyed a multi-building complex along the East River in the Greenpoint section. The fire burned for several days and required the response of land- and water-based equipment. Except for the World Trade Center on 9/11, this was the largest fire in New York City since a 1996 fire in Brooklyn Heights.

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