A fire tore through a Brooklyn home early Thursday, sending one person to the hospital with critical injuries, officials said.
The blaze erupted in the second-floor apartment above a candy store on Fourth Ave. near 92nd St. in Bay Ridge just after 7 a.m., the FDNY said.
It took more than 60 firefighters about 45 minutes to put out the raging blaze, which destroyed the second-floor apartment.
The fire broke out above a candy store on Fourth Ave. early Thursday morning. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
One building resident was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital with critical injuries. A firefighter also suffered minor injuries.
FDNY fire marshals were trying Thursday to determine what sparked the fire.
A second-floor apartment in a Bay Ridge building is seen after being destroyed by a fire. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
It took firefighters 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The apartment where the fire raged was left ruined. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The early-morning blaze sparked above a candy store near 92nd St. in Bay Ridge on Thursday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Originally Published: February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM EST
