Cypress Hills fire engulfs Brooklyn home, families displaced
BROOKLYN, NY - Several families are displaced Wednesday morning after a large fire in Brooklyn.
Citizen App video shows flames engulfing the home on Essex Street just before 3 a.m. in the Cypress Hills section.
Officials say the fire broke out on the first floor and spread throughout the building.
Multiple pedestrians struck by vehicle in Manhattan
Authorities say a car struck the victims at the intersection of East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue at around 5:30 p.m. in Midtown.
It took more than 130 firefighters to put out the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.