One injured, 15 evacuated from now-scorched building when car crashed into restaurant, caught fire at Throop Avenue and DeKalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Modified Date:
Wed, 11/04/2015 - 11:28amAccident Date:
Saturday, May 16, 2015
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Deputy Fire Chief Russell Riggen said the fire spread quickly from the car to the Chinese restaurant on the ground floor and then to the apartments above.
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Hours later, piles of wood and debris from the building were stacked behind police tape and scorched empty window frames revealed the blackened apartments inside.
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Two good Samaritans ran up to the smouldering car and managed to pull the victim to safety.
It was approximately 3:45 a.m. when a white Pontiac left the roadway and crashed into the New Hardee Chinese Restaurant, which is at the intersection of Throop Avenue and DeKalb Avenue. The collision caused the car to catch fire, which quickly spread to the rest of the building. The driver of the car managed to get out, but a couple of good Samaritans had to pull the unconcious passenger from the vehicle. That passenger was the only person injured, and did not have life-threatening injuries. 15 people were evacuated from the burning building, and firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze two hours after it began. Two of the four apartmens were completely destroyed.
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Type: Car Accident
Roadway:
Throop Avenue and DeKalb AvenueCity:
Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYCounty:
Kings County, NYArea:
New York, NY
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