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4th Alarm
January 21, 2026 | NEW YORK
DAVID BURNS, Senior Correspondent

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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Brooklyn waterfront 4th Alarm fire. Box 3810 was transmitted shortly after 12:14 for a fire in a occupied warehouse, at 700 Columbia Street. The fire quickly escalated to a 4th before the FDNY was able o bring it under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation by FDNY Fire Marshals.