Overview
- Fire crews found heavy flames in a two‑story home on 58th Street in Sunset Park and upgraded the incident to a three‑alarm response after a 1:30–1:40 a.m. call on Thursday.
- Four people were pronounced dead at the scene and two others died after being taken to hospitals, while seven people were treated for injuries that include three firefighters.
- More than 230 firefighters and EMS personnel worked the fire for hours and battled conditions that caused the second floor and the interior staircase to collapse and the blaze to spread to at least one adjacent building.
- Hazardous‑materials teams recovered a lithium‑ion battery at the scene and the FDNY fire marshal along with NYPD investigators and the medical examiner are conducting an active on‑site probe without a definitive cause announced.
- Displaced residents are receiving temporary housing help from the American Red Cross and city inspectors have ordered nearby units vacated as damage assessments and inspections continue.