China News Service, March 18. According to a report from the American Overseas Chinese News Network, a fire broke out in a residential building of the Chinese Community on Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, injuring 4 people, including firefighters, and temporarily causing the residents of the entire building to be temporarily injured. If you lose your home, you need to find another place to live temporarily.

　　It is reported that the fire broke out in the apartment building at 719 58th Street in Brooklyn.

At about 10:50 am on the 16th, after the fire department received the alarm, many fire trucks rushed to the scene to put out the fire.

After more than an hour of struggling to put out the fire, the fire was extinguished by noon.

　　According to the fire department, the fire started in the basement and then spread to the first floor.

Fortunately, the police were called in time. After they arrived, they quickly controlled the fire and did not cause the fire to burn to the second floor.

However, two firefighters were injured while fighting the fire, and two other residents of the building were injured in the fire.

Two of the injured were treated at the scene and the other two were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

　　When the reporter arrived at the scene, the fire had been put out. The windows on the second floor of the building were all broken, and the building was dark and messy. Firefighters were still on the scene to investigate.

　　According to eyewitness Miss Chen, the smoke billowing from the fire was high, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. The fire trucks that arrived at that time filled the streets.

Another nearby Chinese resident said that when they heard about the fire, they rushed out to check and saw thick smoke coming out of the back of the building.

　　It is reported that there are 6 families in the building that caught fire, and they were forced to evacuate due to the fire. Among them, five families sought shelter by relying on relatives and friends, and one family was arranged by the Red Cross for temporary accommodation.

The owner of the building that caught fire was a white man. According to him, there was a Chinese tenant who was greatly affected by the fire.

Regarding the cause of the fire, the fire department said it is still investigating, and there is no conclusion yet.

(Cui Guoqi)