Overview

• Emergency crews responded around 8:16 p.m. Wednesday to reports of a fire on Carpenter Avenue in the Wakefield section.
• The blaze engulfed the fourth floor of the six-story building and briefly spread to the fifth before firefighters extinguished it.
• Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at Jacobi Hospital, and authorities confirmed no residents were harmed.
• A 42-year-old man was detained at the scene; he remains uncharged and reports about his eviction and mental state are unverified.
• Investigators are examining the cause of the fire while reconciling conflicting early reports on the building’s address and alleged jumping witnesses.