The blaze started at a grocery store near the corner of Cooper Street and Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, according to the FDNY.
A massive, raging fire broke out at a Brooklyn supermarket Wednesday evening, sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky.
The blaze started around 6 p.m. at a grocery store near the corner of Cooper Street and Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, according to the FDNY. While it is believed to have started in Christa’s Kitchen and Market, the flames spread to at least four neighboring apartment buildings. Chopper 4 footage from the scene showed fire shooting through the roofs and smoke pouring out from the building for hours into the night. The smoke could be seen, and smelled, as far as Central Park in Manhattan.
The Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order for the impacted buildings. The grocery store had been open for less than a year before the fire, which took more than 250 firefighters to get under control.Six firefighters and one other person at the scene were injured, but all were expected to recover.
It wasn't immediately clear what may have sparked the fire. The Red Cross said it helped 55 people, including 15 children, find a place to spend the night — though the number of displaced families could be higher.
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