Six people are dead following a tragic and destructive fire that quickly tore through a Brooklyn apartment in the middle of the night, FDNY officials said Thursday morning.
\n\nThe first 911 calls were made shortly after 1:30 a.m. for a fire in Sunset Park on 58th Street between 6th and 7th avenues. Responding firefighters found a two-story residential building engulfed in flames.
\n\nVideo captured giant flames flowing out of second-story windows and the loud pop of breaking glass . Neighbors were held back for the threat of black smoke and possible extension of the fire to buildings on either side.
\n\nMore than 200 firefighters responded to the block. Roughly an hour after the first call, firefighters were able to extinguish the deadly inferno.
\n\nAdditional video captured firefighters performing CPR on a victim laying on a stretcher outside.
\n\nThe FDNY said hazmat officials were called to the home for the presence of a lithium-ion battery. The battery has not yet been identified as the cause of the fire.
\n\nThe city’s medical examiner has been at the house all morning.
\n\nIn addition to the six people who lost their lives, four other civilians and three firefighters were injured. Officials said all six…
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