A fast-moving four-alarm blaze ripped through a Brooklyn waterfront warehouse on Wednesday afternoon, drawing scores of firefighters to battle the inferno.<\/p>\n
Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n
According to FDNY sources, the department received 911 calls reporting that a fire began ripping through the warehouse located on a pier at 700 Columbia St. at around 12:38 p.m. on Jan. 21. In less than 10 minutes, it had escalated to a 2-alarm fire. Thick black smoke could be seen billowing over the Red Hook as the flames burst through the roof of the storage facility. By 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, the FDNY transmitted a fourth alarm, bringing more than 100 firefighters out to the location.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire was blowing out the roof in multiple areas. It went to a second alarm very quickly,\u201d Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. \u201cHappy to report, there are zero injuries.\u201d The FDNY said that over 200 firefighters and EMS personnel were deployed to quell the fire, which was brought under control at about 2 p.m. Wednesday. First responders could be seen in multiple sections of the warehouse, shooting powerful beams of water into the rafters as smoldering pieces of wood and metal fell around them.<\/p>\n
According to Chief of Operations Kevin Woods, the operations were made extremely difficult for firefighters due to the heavy winds and large cutting of objects inside. \u201cThe weather was definitely a factor with the wind. The wind was carrying in the embers throughout this building and catching fire to multiple other bays. In total, we had about eight to 10 bays involved,\u201d Chief Woods said. \u201cObstacles getting in the way always affect firefighter operations. It\u2019s a very dangerous job. It\u2019s a very physically demanding job as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The warehouse is used by some 25 businesses to store refrigerated materials and food items, and although the FDNY reported that no employees suffered injuries, they said the building\u2019s roof was in complete disrepair. \u201cWe do have extensive damage, as you can see, to the roof area. This is a metal truss building, and the bottom cord of that truss is compromised. We\u2019ll be working with the Department of Buildings to evaluate that,\u201d Chief Woods added. The four-alarm fire in the Brooklyn waterfront warehouse highlighted the bravery and efficiency of the FDNY in responding to and controlling a rapidly spreading fire. Despite the challenges posed by the weather and the structure of the building, no injuries were reported, which is a testament to the professionalism of the firefighters involved.<\/p>\n Four-alarm Brooklyn Fire Rips Through Warehouse on the Waterfront Introduction to the Incident A fast-moving four-alarm blaze ripped through a Brooklyn waterfront warehouse on Wednesday afternoon, drawing scores of firefighters to battle the inferno. Photo by Dean Moses Details of the Fire According to FDNY sources, the department received 911 calls reporting that a fire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":28072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime-reports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.amny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/78f2e2d6-71b8-49e7-88f1-3f4429cc2beb.jpeg?quality=51&w=384&w=384&resize=384,269&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28073,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28070\/revisions\/28073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe warehouse is used by some 25 businesses to store refrigerated materials and food items, and although the FDNY reported that no employees suffered injuries, they said the building\u2019s roof was in complete disrepair.<\/span>Photo by Dean Moses<\/span><\/p>\nConclusion<\/h2>\n
FAQs<\/h2>\n
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\nA: The cause of the fire is not specified in the provided information.<\/li>\n
\nA: Over 200 firefighters and EMS personnel were deployed to quell the fire.<\/li>\n
\nA: According to Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore, there were zero injuries reported.<\/li>\n
\nA: The warehouse suffered extensive damage, particularly to the roof area, which was in complete disrepair after the fire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"