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Serious Tragedy Miraculously Averted

Photos by Shturem.net

This murky morning [Wednesday] at around 7:10am a fire broke out in a home on President Street between Brooklyn & New York, the family was just getting up and getting the children ready for school when smoke all of a sudden filled up the house. A call was immediately placed to 911, which sparked a quick response but when they arrived on scene they immediately called in for more backup, bringing a total of 9 fire trucks and engines.

The home which is constructed mostly of wood and sheetrock was quickly engulfed in flames, but thanks the Fire Department both parents and all 5 children were able to get out of the house unharmed! Due to the intensity of the flames, the fire fighters had to saw off the security gates and punch a big hole in the roof to gain entry to the upper levels of the house.

What caused this fire is still unclear and is being investigated.

Click Here to watch a short video clip of FDNY trying to get into the house.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Photos by Shturem.net:

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21 Comments

  • esther

    wow.
    in one of the pictures there’s an oven outside, why?
    and how on earth did u get such close up pics? there really gr-8!!!

  • concerned

    does anyone know if the family neesd anything? who should we get in contact with?

  • nice pics

    att Esther:

    if you look closely you can see that it was not crown heights.info who got the amazing close up pics it has a shin on the side i cant make out what it says under but I’m pretty sure it’s from another wensite…………………….how ever i would not be surprised if crown heights.info can take good pics like these!

  • Crown Heights Booster

    Let’s ask Moshe Rubashkin to help the family if they need. it. He’s the absolute best person in the schuchna to be of assistance!

  • bored OT bochur

    if i were alowed to say: the only good thing that came out of this terible tragic fire, it is that if not for those noisy fire engins i would of slept straight through chasidus.

  • Anonymous

    Ok, let’s just clarify this.

    I got a call to my cell this morning but didn’t hear it, the call was about this fire but since I didn’t hear my phone (dead tired) I couldn’t get out to take these pictures myself.

    Now the article states clearly in two places where I got these photos from, so what’s the big fuss??

  • esther

    To nice pics:

    k thanx lol, i didn’t see that.
    and crownheights.info does take amazing pictures. its too bad webby was sleeping through this one lol.

  • heehee

    Webby, I guess some people have different priorities although I must say I’d agree with you. Pictures or sleep??? Sleep wins by a landslide

  • zalman

    so is this a jewish family??????????????

    and the shin on the pcitures for all those that cant read hebrew is shturem

    and its ok for webby to take pic from someone else every website takes from others at least he had the story which no other chabad website did

  • Lubavicher P.S. 841 buchor

    EVERYONE that is entersted in the pics are CRAZY what about the family???? also a bored OT buchor …al you can think of is sleep??? that is what you have to comment on this?? B.T.W. were all able to tell that you are an OT buchor from your spelling….

  • OT bochur

    to: Lubavicher P.S. 841 buchor,
    You can see that I’m an OT bochur from the fact that I sign my name that way!. Thanks.
    You should actually thank me for giving you the opportunity to leave out some of your hostility and energy. I think I made it pretty clear that I was NOT trying to offend anybody. Sometimes the best way to deal with a tragedy is a little sarcasm. The family is as far as I was told B"H all safe and I wish them only the best & good news. As it’s said, "noch a sraifah vert men raiech!"
    Ps: bochur is usually spelled “bochur” not “buchor”, Im an OT bochur ., what”s your excuse??

  • brs

    this family was left with nothing.b"h they have their lives.but now they have to live their lives and the community has shown enourmouse chesed within hours masha gansburg arranged for clothing from a-z for the children. new linen and toys were also generously given.the family needs your help!please give as much as you can financialy afford plus a little more.look around you for a few minutes and try to imagine living without ALL of it.masha gansbueg has selfleslly agreed to accept all offers of help and put it all together. ashreinu mah toiv chelkeinu how lucky we are to be part of such a wonderful community.

  • know it all

    shnaz gansborg:

    it’s a little sad but these days unfortionely there aren’t many people with mashpias.