Overview

• More than 24 hours after ignition, FDNY teams were still extinguishing hot spots at 481 Van Brunt Street on Friday morning.
• Parts of the roof and the fourth floor collapsed, prompting exterior-only operations and structural safety inspections by city engineers.
• Over 200—reported as more than 250—firefighters and EMS, including a marine unit, responded; two firefighters sustained minor injuries and the building was unoccupied.
• Fire marshals have opened a cause-and-origin investigation, with the property manager saying the fire began on the third floor where carpenters had shops.
• The warehouse housed the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition and numerous studios and small businesses, and local groups have launched GoFundMe relief efforts as the Red Hook Open Studios event faces disruption.