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Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Quickly Escalates to Fourth 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, NY - Box 3810 was transmitted shortly after 12:14 p.m. on January 21st for a fire in an occupied warehouse, at 700 Columbia Street. The fire quickly escalated to a 4th alarm before the FDNY was able to bring it under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation by FDNY Fire Marshals.