Overview
- The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. in a fourth-floor kitchen at 229 Keap Street, and firefighters contained it in about an hour.
- A resident jumped from a fourth-floor window to escape smoke and heat and was taken to Bellevue's burn unit in critical but stable condition.
- Investigators found two suspicious-looking devices on the third floor, prompting an NYPD Bomb Squad response and temporary evacuations of multiple buildings.
- Technicians determined the items were non-hazardous, described as clear exercise weights filled with sand, and the area was declared safe later in the afternoon.
- The injured man's identity has not been released, and fire marshals continue to investigate the cause of the blaze.