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Watch: FDNY Firefighters Tackle Basement Fire in Brooklyn Home

Aug. 12, 2024

Firefighters responded to a home occupied by many in Brooklyn .

A Brooklyn firefighter was injured in a house fire early Saturday morning.

The fire on Ryder Avenue, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Midwood, was reported just after 1 a.m.

Fire department officials told News 12 that several people lived in the two-story home, and believe the fire started in the basement.

firefighter and four residents were taken to the hospital with various injuries.

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Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.