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News Breaking News Brooklyn Firefighters Launch All-Hands Response to Compactor Blaze

Brooklyn Firefighters Launch All-Hands Response to Compactor Blaze

  • By Staff Report
  • News, Breaking News
  • Posted: January 08, 2026 EDT
  • Updated: January 08, 2026 08:48 PM EDT

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January 08, 2026 | Brooklyn, NY

Firefighters were dispatched to a compactor fire at 987 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn on Jan. 8 at 8:40 p.m. The incident, assigned Box 0694, prompted an all-hands response in an occupied multiple dwelling. Emergency crews arrived quickly to battle the flames in the building's compactor area. No immediate reports of injuries or evacuations were available, but the response level indicates a significant effort to contain the fire.

COMPACTOR FIRE IN AN Occupied Multi-Family Dwelling.COMPACTOR FIRE IN AN Occupied Multi-Family Dwelling.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by local authorities.

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