putnam-fire-083110.jpgA fire broke at in the stairwell of a four-story house at 175 Putnam Avenue in Bed Stuy yesterday morning, injuring 13 people (including four firefighters) and raising questions that arson may have been involved. The Times cites a resident’s claim that someone threw “an incendiary device” into the building, and NY1 notes that the fire could have been related to someone in the building getting shot last week. The NYPD would not comment on any of the rumors.
13 Hurt in Suspicious Bedford-Stuyvesant Fire [NY Times]
4 Serious Injuries in Brooklyn Fire [NY Post]
FDNY Investigates Bed-Stuy Brownstone Fire [NY1]


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  1. EnglishKills wrote a review about Abigail Cafe & Wine Bar on March 12, 2009 3:28 PM

    I think it’s close enough to Prospect Heights that we acn say it’s in Prospect Heights.

    Kinda in conflict with your holier-than-thou attitude above, ya think???

    But again, I guess you make the rules.