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Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Buildings Evacuated Due to Widespread Utility Fire

Reported Aug 12 at 11:37 AM · Updated Aug 12 at 11:59 AM · 14.5K Viewed

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Aug 12, 11:59AM

Officers report power outages in two buildings, both are being evacuated.

Aug 12, 11:56AM

Firefighters have requested police for crowd control.

Aug 12, 11:53AM

Firefighters advise multiple transformers in the area have been blown out and are on fire.

Aug 12, 11:43AM

Citizen user marcosh shows a large amount of smoke and fire rising from the maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Firefighters have received a report of smoke rising from a maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Incident reported at Kingston Ave & President St.

Aug 12, 11:59AM

Officers report power outages in two buildings, both are being evacuated.

Aug 12, 11:56AM

Firefighters have requested police for crowd control.

Aug 12, 11:53AM

Firefighters advise multiple transformers in the area have been blown out and are on fire.

Aug 12, 11:43AM

Citizen user marcosh shows a large amount of smoke and fire rising from the maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Firefighters have received a report of smoke rising from a maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Incident reported at Kingston Ave & President St.

Aug 12, 11:59AM

Officers report power outages in two buildings, both are being evacuated.

Aug 12, 11:56AM

Firefighters have requested police for crowd control.

Aug 12, 11:53AM

Firefighters advise multiple transformers in the area have been blown out and are on fire.

Aug 12, 11:43AM

Citizen user marcosh shows a large amount of smoke and fire rising from the maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Firefighters have received a report of smoke rising from a maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Incident reported at Kingston Ave & President St.

Aug 12, 11:59AM

Officers report power outages in two buildings, both are being evacuated.

Aug 12, 11:56AM

Firefighters have requested police for crowd control.

Aug 12, 11:53AM

Firefighters advise multiple transformers in the area have been blown out and are on fire.

Aug 12, 11:43AM

Citizen user marcosh shows a large amount of smoke and fire rising from the maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Firefighters have received a report of smoke rising from a maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Incident reported at Kingston Ave & President St.

Aug 12, 11:59AM

Officers report power outages in two buildings, both are being evacuated.

Aug 12, 11:56AM

Firefighters have requested police for crowd control.

Aug 12, 11:53AM

Firefighters advise multiple transformers in the area have been blown out and are on fire.

Aug 12, 11:43AM

Citizen user marcosh shows a large amount of smoke and fire rising from the maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Firefighters have received a report of smoke rising from a maintenance hole.

Aug 12, 11:37AM

Incident reported at Kingston Ave & President St.

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Comments

m770Aug 12 at 12:00 PM

The reason people aren’t wearing masks is cuz we all already had it. And not because we weren’t careful, it spread in crown heights before the government even realized it was spreading in the USA.

majhonAug 12 at 4:34 PM

thats some dumb shit to say..you guys are not the only people live there..selfish people

brooklynmobruleAug 12 at 11:55 AM

Cuz there are so many women working in ConEd that get pissed off when you call it a manhole... what has this world come to....

TjaxAug 13 at 12:33 PM

@brooklynmobrule I work in manholes. But after work I play in Woman holes

deedeeceebeeAug 12 at 11:49 AM

If ibstill lived over there it would be right outside my window! Be safe!

c_h_i_p_sAug 12 at 11:48 AM

Literally - Fire in the hole!

m770Aug 12 at 12:00 PM

The reason people aren’t wearing masks is cuz we all already had it. And not because we weren’t careful, it spread in crown heights before the government even realized it was spreading in the USA.

majhonAug 12 at 4:34 PM

thats some dumb shit to say..you guys are not the only people live there..selfish people

brooklynmobruleAug 12 at 11:55 AM

Cuz there are so many women working in ConEd that get pissed off when you call it a manhole... what has this world come to....

TjaxAug 13 at 12:33 PM

@brooklynmobrule I work in manholes. But after work I play in Woman holes

deedeeceebeeAug 12 at 11:49 AM

If ibstill lived over there it would be right outside my window! Be safe!

c_h_i_p_sAug 12 at 11:48 AM

Literally - Fire in the hole!

m770Aug 12 at 12:00 PM

The reason people aren’t wearing masks is cuz we all already had it. And not because we weren’t careful, it spread in crown heights before the government even realized it was spreading in the USA.

majhonAug 12 at 4:34 PM

thats some dumb shit to say..you guys are not the only people live there..selfish people

brooklynmobruleAug 12 at 11:55 AM

Cuz there are so many women working in ConEd that get pissed off when you call it a manhole... what has this world come to....

TjaxAug 13 at 12:33 PM

@brooklynmobrule I work in manholes. But after work I play in Woman holes

deedeeceebeeAug 12 at 11:49 AM

If ibstill lived over there it would be right outside my window! Be safe!

c_h_i_p_sAug 12 at 11:48 AM

Literally - Fire in the hole!

m770Aug 12 at 12:00 PM

The reason people aren’t wearing masks is cuz we all already had it. And not because we weren’t careful, it spread in crown heights before the government even realized it was spreading in the USA.

majhonAug 12 at 4:34 PM

thats some dumb shit to say..you guys are not the only people live there..selfish people

brooklynmobruleAug 12 at 11:55 AM

Cuz there are so many women working in ConEd that get pissed off when you call it a manhole... what has this world come to....

TjaxAug 13 at 12:33 PM

@brooklynmobrule I work in manholes. But after work I play in Woman holes

deedeeceebeeAug 12 at 11:49 AM

If ibstill lived over there it would be right outside my window! Be safe!

c_h_i_p_sAug 12 at 11:48 AM

Literally - Fire in the hole!

m770Aug 12 at 12:00 PM

The reason people aren’t wearing masks is cuz we all already had it. And not because we weren’t careful, it spread in crown heights before the government even realized it was spreading in the USA.

majhonAug 12 at 4:34 PM

thats some dumb shit to say..you guys are not the only people live there..selfish people

brooklynmobruleAug 12 at 11:55 AM

Cuz there are so many women working in ConEd that get pissed off when you call it a manhole... what has this world come to....

TjaxAug 13 at 12:33 PM

@brooklynmobrule I work in manholes. But after work I play in Woman holes

deedeeceebeeAug 12 at 11:49 AM

If ibstill lived over there it would be right outside my window! Be safe!

c_h_i_p_sAug 12 at 11:48 AM

Literally - Fire in the hole!

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