Firefighters battled a gnarly kitchen fire Thursday night near Ryder Street and Flatlands Avenue in Marine Park.
At around 9:25 p.m. Sept. 15, units responded to a call to 1519 Ryder Street, where they found heavy flames in the second floor kitchen.
Fire Department personnel deployed one hose-line to quickly snub out the blaze.
Searches throughout the two-story private dwelling were negative for trapped residents. The fire was placed under control at 10:05 p.m.