A reader sends in this report from the front lines of a fire last night on Marcy Avenue in northern Bed Stuy:

Last night at about 2am, my house which is around the corner from this scene, filled with smoke. I thought my place was on fire until I ran outside and saw that a smoke plume was falling directly onto my house from a fire around the corner. This building had been emptied and sealed recently and put up for sale. It was in awful condition and had no charm or character so I think it was being sold as a building site. Its right next to an empty lot which makes also makes it attractive as a good development site. No other structures were damaged from what I saw. The fire
was in the back of the house as far as I can tell because most of the smoke was pouring out of the few unsealed windows. Three ladder trucks, two pumpers and about five other trucks fought the fire.

Was anyone else on the scene?
GMAP