The fire spewed heavy smoke, and when firefighters arrived they found three residents on the balcony. They were rescued with a bucket truck.
Friday, March 29, 2024 8:38PMFive people were injured after a fire started in an apartment in a mixed occupancy building that also houses a synagogue.The building houses a synagogue on the ground floor and two apartments on the second and third floors.
"We saw the rabbi, his wife and his son all dangling out of that that window, out the top window," said neighbor Joel Schlesinger. "And, you know, thank God the FDNY pulled up and got them all together and got them out safely."
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