Fire Breaks Out In New Crown Heights Yeshiva Building
Approximately 1:30 PM Wednesday afternoon ranging flames were shooting out of a window on the third floor of 755 Eastern Parkway – A new Yeshivah building purchased earlier this year to serve as a dormitory for the kvutza bochurim. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and issued an “all-hands alert”, evacuating all the residents immediate and ultimately extinguishing the fire. Images captured by photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos, Video
By Chabadinfo Reporter
Approximately 1:30 PM Wednesday afternoon a ranging fire broke out 755 Eastern Parkway – The new Yeshivah building purchased earlier this year to serve as a dormitory for the kvutza bochurim that come to spend the year by the Rebbe in 770.
Firefighters issued an “all-hands alert” after approaching the scene which showed ranging flames shooting out of a window on the third floor.
The fire was quickly brought under control, and by 2:00 the fire was reported to be under control. The FDNY reported that no one had been injured.
At 2:25 PM, the official FDNYalerts Twitter account tweeted that the fire was fully under control.
Bochurim who were in the building were evacuated safely. The yeshiva BH found accommodations for some of the displaced residents.
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Never expect something so crazy like this to happen to a newly purchased building.