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All-hands fire quickly doused in Brownsville

Units consisting of 65 firefighters and 12 units quickly doused the fire
Units consisting of 65 firefighters and 12 units quickly doused the fire.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Firefighters quickly doused an all-hands fire at a two-story residential building in Brownsville on Tuesday afternoon.

FDNY personnel were met with heavy smoke streaming from the burning two-story building at 550 Rockaway Ave. when they arrived on the scene just after 12:30 p.m. 

FDNY members at the scene.
FDNY members at the scene.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Around 65 smoke eaters from 12 FDNY units at the location knocked down the blaze, placing it under control by 1:30 p.m.

Searches throughout the building were negative, and no one suffered injuries.

The building at 550 Rockaway Ave. was the scene of a fire three years ago that saw a trio of houses engulfed in flames.

searches throughout the building were negative
Searches throughout the building were negative.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

That fire left two firefighters injured, and resulted in a vacate order being placed on the building due to the structural damage from the blaze.

There are no open complaints against the building at this time, according to city records.

A fire at the same premises three years ago left two firefighters injured
A fire at the same premises three years ago left two firefighters injured.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

The cause of Tuesday’s fire is still under investigation.