Twelve FDNY Firefighters Injured in Intense 5-Alarm Blaze

During the residential blaze in Brooklyn's Dyker Heights section, flames covered a firefighter descending a ladder, and his burning turnout gear needed to be smothered.

Sept. 13, 2020

Twelve FDNY firefighters were injured during an intense five-alarm residential blaze late Saturday and early Sunday.

The fire broke out shortly before midnight at a home in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, WABC-TV reports. More than 200 firefighters responded to the call at the three-story structure.

Crews needed to rescue several residents as the fire spread to a nearby home. An online update from the FDNY stated that 12 firefighters suffered injuries that weren't life-threatening.

During the blaze, flames engulfed a firefighter descending a ladder, and his burning turnout gear needed to be smothered to put them out, according to WABC.