Wednesday, July 14, 2010

FDNY IDs cause of 240 E. Houston blaze



According to multiple published reports (the Times, DNAinfo, NY1) Thursday's fire was caused by the "unapproved use of electrical wiring," according to a fire official, who explained that residents had extended various cords to the roof, and stretched wires beneath roofing materials.

And this is the shot the FDNY released:



Twenty-eight firefighters and civilians were injured in the fire, the Times reported.

Previously.

[Bottom photo via the FDNY]
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