It's very sad to watch this video...to see the people crying as their houses burn down. Luckily, no one died. (I don't think anyone died.) After watching the video a second time, I recognized my aunt's husband coming out of the 586 house, wearing the green army jacket...he shakes his head in disbelief and rubs his eyes....
OMG!!! I remember this fire! I was 9 years old at the time. I lived on Blake Ave. which is adjacent to Pine Street. I watched the fire from my bedroom window which faced the back alley. Watching this video gave me goose bumps...holy cow, the internet is amazing. My aunt and her husband lived in the white house 586 Pine Street. That house didn't get completely destroyed, just the rooftop got damaged, and the green house to the right of it was saved...thank you R1SmokeEater for posting this.
I lived across the street from these houses and it was a wonderful neighborhood to live in. I believe it was a 4 alarm fire that started from an electrical issue. An out cry from the community and Mayor Koch had those houses rebuilt. There is a plaque on the house where it all started.
The audio at 3:00 mentioned below sounds like Vito talking on the "Citywide" buff radio system. He is repeating what Division 15 has just told the Brooklyn C.O.
thats how it was in the 70's in brooklyn, my dads friend worked for fdny there in that time period and he had to put a barbed wire fence around his firehouse so they would not have gotten there cars or firehouse broken into
It must be weird to know that your house is probably gonna burn and theres nothing you or anyone can do about it but you've still got time to save some of your belongings. I really felt for the people who lost their houses when I watched this video... Very sad. Surely though, building houses like that is asking for trouble if a fire breaks out.
Thats a damn good camera for 1978
guitaristguy20 2 months ago
Pride of East New York Engine 236. First due, best and busiest first due engine on the job!!
Classic71cam 1 year ago
It's very sad to watch this video...to see the people crying as their houses burn down. Luckily, no one died. (I don't think anyone died.) After watching the video a second time, I recognized my aunt's husband coming out of the 586 house, wearing the green army jacket...he shakes his head in disbelief and rubs his eyes....
BklynTarHeel10 1 year ago
OMG!!! I remember this fire! I was 9 years old at the time. I lived on Blake Ave. which is adjacent to Pine Street. I watched the fire from my bedroom window which faced the back alley. Watching this video gave me goose bumps...holy cow, the internet is amazing. My aunt and her husband lived in the white house 586 Pine Street. That house didn't get completely destroyed, just the rooftop got damaged, and the green house to the right of it was saved...thank you R1SmokeEater for posting this.
BklynTarHeel10 1 year ago
I lived across the street from these houses and it was a wonderful neighborhood to live in. I believe it was a 4 alarm fire that started from an electrical issue. An out cry from the community and Mayor Koch had those houses rebuilt. There is a plaque on the house where it all started.
oas1963 1 year ago
The audio at 3:00 mentioned below sounds like Vito talking on the "Citywide" buff radio system. He is repeating what Division 15 has just told the Brooklyn C.O.
CodeRed362 1 year ago
thats how it was in the 70's in brooklyn, my dads friend worked for fdny there in that time period and he had to put a barbed wire fence around his firehouse so they would not have gotten there cars or firehouse broken into
kaseybaby1 1 year ago
"fire in the cockloft of about 10 frames...and of course the fire is doubtful k"
gdtrfb81 1 year ago
Had to have been at least a 4th.
ladder06 1 year ago
looks like its in the cockloft
fireguye4 1 year ago
@fireguye4 At 3:00 you can hear the dispatcher or chief's aid say exactly that. Good call.
Frach438 1 year ago
I remember this fire (I was in high school). I think it's also in the center foldout section of Steven Scher's "FIRE!"
Frach438 1 year ago
It must be weird to know that your house is probably gonna burn and theres nothing you or anyone can do about it but you've still got time to save some of your belongings. I really felt for the people who lost their houses when I watched this video... Very sad. Surely though, building houses like that is asking for trouble if a fire breaks out.
PUFCKG 1 year ago
Tough fire to get out, box after box after box..
Retired.
blinko656 1 year ago