House fire in Brooklyn kills six people and injures nine as more than 200 firefighters respond

November 5, 2026

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House fire in Brooklyn kills six people and injures nine as more than 200 firefighters respond

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NEW YORK (AP) — A fire barrelled through a two-storey home in New York early Thursday, killing six people and injuring nine others, including three firefighters and two police officers, the city’s fire department said.

More than 200 first responders quickly got to the fire in the row house in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood.

A cause has not been determined yet.

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