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News Breaking News Sprinkler System Quickly Controls Mattress Fire in Brooklyn Apartment

Sprinkler System Quickly Controls Mattress Fire in Brooklyn Apartment

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March 18, 2026 | Brooklyn, NY

A minor mattress fire broke out in an apartment on Winthrop Street in Brooklyn on March 18, but the building's automatic sprinkler system swiftly contained the blaze. The incident occurred in apartment 524 on the fifth floor of a nine-story multiple-dwelling building. Firefighters from Battalion 41 arrived to discover the fire already knocked down by the sprinklers.

bn-41 rptg a mattress fire in Apartment 524 on the 5th Floor of a 9 Story Multiple Dwelling, fire knocked down w/ the sprinklers, checking for further extn & venting.Sprinkler System Quickly Controls Mattress Fire in Brooklyn Apartment

Emergency teams are conducting inspections for any fire spread and ventilating the area to remove smoke and safeguard residents. No injuries were reported in the event, which was reported around 4:32 p.m. under Box 1002.

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