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Six people killed in Brooklyn home fire, more than 230 emergency workers deployed

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-06 · by Kevin Killough

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A home in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood caught fire early Thursday morning, resulting in six deaths. More than 230 emergency workers responded to what became the deadliest fire in New York City this year. Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene and two others later died at the hospital; two injured individuals remain hospitalized. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Story summary

Six people died and seven others were injured when a fire broke out early Thursday morning at a two-story home in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. More than 200 firefighters responded to the call, with flames reported on every floor upon arrival. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, though hazmat officials were called due to the presence of a lithium-ion battery, although its connection to the fire is unclear. Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised first responders and expressed heartbreak over the deaths, urging New Yorkers to pray for those injured.

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📰 Brooklyn Home Fire Kills Six People
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Topics

Brooklyn New York City Sunset Park the Fire Department the New York Times

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Brooklyn GPE · 2× New York City GPE · 2× the Fire Department ORG · 2× Sunset Park GPE · 1× the New York Times ORG · 1×

Narrative

Firefighters received calls about a large fire in a two-story home in Sunset Park, and they arrived on the scene around 2 a.m., the New York Times reported.
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2026-11-06 · Just The News
Six people killed in Brooklyn home fire, more than 230 emergency workers deployed · assertive framing

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More than 230 emergency workers responded to the call, which is the deadliest fire in New York City this year, the Fire Department said. asserted
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Six people died when a home in Brooklyn caught fire early Thursday. asserted
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Firefighters received calls about a large fire in a two-story home in Sunset Park, and they arrived on the scene around 2 a.m., the New York Times reported. asserted
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More than 230 emergency workers responded to the call, which is the deadliest fire in New York City this year, the Fire Department said. asserted
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Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and two others later died at the hospital. asserted
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Two others injured in the incident remain at the hospital, fire officials said. asserted
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