Woman Killed in Dyker Heights Residential Blaze
1237 67th St, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
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A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the rear alley amid this fire, FDNY officials said. She had been squatting illegally in the basement entry. This fire was first reported at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. Arriving units found a "heavy body" of fire upon arrival, and experienced difficulties in accessing the fire as the building was sealed off by cinderblocks. There have been 5 fires in the last 2 years in this building. The cause of the fire was not specified.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1237 67th St.
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the rear alley amid this fire, FDNY officials said. She had been squatting illegally in the basement entry. This fire was first reported at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. Arriving units found a "heavy body" of fire upon arrival, and experienced difficulties in accessing the fire as the building was sealed off by cinderblocks. There have been 5 fires in the last 2 years in this building. The cause of the fire was not specified.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1237 67th St.
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the rear alley amid this fire, FDNY officials said. She had been squatting illegally in the basement entry. This fire was first reported at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. Arriving units found a "heavy body" of fire upon arrival, and experienced difficulties in accessing the fire as the building was sealed off by cinderblocks. There have been 5 fires in the last 2 years in this building. The cause of the fire was not specified.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1237 67th St.
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the rear alley amid this fire, FDNY officials said. She had been squatting illegally in the basement entry. This fire was first reported at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. Arriving units found a "heavy body" of fire upon arrival, and experienced difficulties in accessing the fire as the building was sealed off by cinderblocks. There have been 5 fires in the last 2 years in this building. The cause of the fire was not specified.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1237 67th St.
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in the rear alley amid this fire, FDNY officials said. She had been squatting illegally in the basement entry. This fire was first reported at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. Arriving units found a "heavy body" of fire upon arrival, and experienced difficulties in accessing the fire as the building was sealed off by cinderblocks. There have been 5 fires in the last 2 years in this building. The cause of the fire was not specified.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1237 67th St.
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Some comments here are really off the wall! Have a HEART PEOPLE/THIS WAS A HUMAN BEING!
May she rest in Eternal peace ✌️ 🙏🏼 😔 🌷🕊🪽
Migrants are living in expensive hotels and had homes and cars bought for them under Biden so this was an homeless American that suffered 🙏 we need to take care of our own citizens first !!
You’re lucky it was the noise waking you up and not the actual fire dude. Immature thing to say.
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Some comments here are really off the wall! Have a HEART PEOPLE/THIS WAS A HUMAN BEING!
May she rest in Eternal peace ✌️ 🙏🏼 😔 🌷🕊🪽
Migrants are living in expensive hotels and had homes and cars bought for them under Biden so this was an homeless American that suffered 🙏 we need to take care of our own citizens first !!
You’re lucky it was the noise waking you up and not the actual fire dude. Immature thing to say.
👍
Some comments here are really off the wall! Have a HEART PEOPLE/THIS WAS A HUMAN BEING!
May she rest in Eternal peace ✌️ 🙏🏼 😔 🌷🕊🪽
Migrants are living in expensive hotels and had homes and cars bought for them under Biden so this was an homeless American that suffered 🙏 we need to take care of our own citizens first !!
You’re lucky it was the noise waking you up and not the actual fire dude. Immature thing to say.
👍
Some comments here are really off the wall! Have a HEART PEOPLE/THIS WAS A HUMAN BEING!
May she rest in Eternal peace ✌️ 🙏🏼 😔 🌷🕊🪽
Migrants are living in expensive hotels and had homes and cars bought for them under Biden so this was an homeless American that suffered 🙏 we need to take care of our own citizens first !!
You’re lucky it was the noise waking you up and not the actual fire dude. Immature thing to say.
👍
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Some comments here are really off the wall! Have a HEART PEOPLE/THIS WAS A HUMAN BEING!
May she rest in Eternal peace ✌️ 🙏🏼 😔 🌷🕊🪽
Migrants are living in expensive hotels and had homes and cars bought for them under Biden so this was an homeless American that suffered 🙏 we need to take care of our own citizens first !!
You’re lucky it was the noise waking you up and not the actual fire dude. Immature thing to say.
👍