Fire Sweeps Through Building Across From Coney Island Subway Terminal December 18, 2014 11:17 PM newyorkcbslocal NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An extra-alarm fire broke out Thursday evening in a commercial building in Coney Island, Brooklyn – right across from the busy elevated subway terminal. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. in the building at 2900 Stillwell Ave., the FDNY told CBS2. The blaze was raised to three alarms and a total of 140 firefighters responded to the scene, the FDNY said. The three-story building houses a deli on the ground floor, the FDNY said. Apartments that were believed to be vacant were located above the store, 1010 WINS reported. There were reports of partial collapse of a wall. A photo tweeted from the scene by user Nuraim showed the building engulfed in large flames. Damage was also seen in photos at the neighboring Bykush Café, at 2904 Stillwell Ave. The building is right across the street from the busy Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue elevated subway terminal, which serves the D, F, N and Q trains. D Train service was disrupted due to the fire and delayed for sometime afterward, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The building is also about a block from the Coney Island amusement parks. The fire was brought under control around 10:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Read more: newyork.cbslocal/2014/12/18/fire-sweeps-through-building-across-from-coney-island-subway-terminal/
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:29:33 +0000
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