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House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people, injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond

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A two-story home in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood caught fire early Thursday morning, resulting in six deaths and seven injuries, including three firefighters. Over 200 first responders were deployed to combat the blaze, which took about three hours to control. Fire marshals are investigating the cause of the fire; a lithium-ion battery was found at the scene but its relation to the incident remains unclear.

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A house fire in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood early Thursday morning killed six people and injured seven others, including three firefighters. More than 200 first responders rushed to the two-story home on 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue where flames had broken out just before 1:40 a.m., spreading throughout the building within hours. Four victims died at the scene while two others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Fire officials have yet to determine the cause of the fire, though they found lithium-ion batteries on-site, whose connection to the blaze remains unclear. Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the efforts of emergency responders and called for prayers for those injured.

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Six people died in a fire that barreled through a two-story home in New York early Thursday and seven others were injured, including three firefighters, the city's fire department said.

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House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people, injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond · assertive framing

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House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people, injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond A fire in a two-story home in New York has killed six people and injured seven others NEW YORK -- asserted

fire → kill → others

Six people died in a fire that barreled through a two-story home in New York early Thursday and seven others were injured, including three firefighters, the city's fire department said. asserted

department → die → firefighters

Heavy fire was reported in the row frame building at 1:40 a.m. in Brooklyn. asserted

fire → report → Brooklyn

More than 200 first responders reported to the fire in the borough's Sunset Park neighborhood. asserted

responders → report → neighborhood

It was brought under control in about 3 hours. asserted

It → bring → hours

Four people died at the scene, the fire department said in a statement. asserted

department → die → statement

Two people with critical injuries were taken to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. asserted

they → take → hospital

Four people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. asserted

people → suffer → injuries

Three firefighters suffered minor injuries as well, the department said. asserted

department → suffer → injuries

No names or ages of the victims have been released. asserted

names → release → victims

Fire marshals were investigating. asserted

marshals → investigate → ?

A lithium-ion battery was found at the scene, but it was unknown if it was related to the cause of the fire, the department said. asserted

department → find → fire

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