Thanksgiving NYC manhole fire engulfs SUV, apartment building – as firefighters save family’s holiday dinner

An electrical fire that broke out in a Brooklyn manhole on Thanksgiving Day engulfed an SUV before spreading to a nearby apartment building — and nearly ruined a family’s holiday meal, FDNY officials said.

FDNY Deputy Chief Stephen Corcoran said flames broke out around noon Thursday on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights, prompting the evacuation of three buildings in the tony neighborhood, including at least one family who was celebrating his Thanksgiving feast. Was cooking.

An SUV parked over a manhole near Hicks Street burst into flames as more than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel arrived to extinguish the blaze, officials said.

Corcoran said the fire appeared to be electrical in nature – the fire broke out due to smokestacks having difficulty dealing with the flames and it apparently spread to the fourth-floor apartment at 76 Remsen St.

“There is extensive fire in that apartment, they will not be able to re-occupy that apartment this evening,” Corcoran said Thursday.

Officials said two other nearby buildings were evacuated due to rising carbon monoxide levels.

Corcoran said residents of those buildings would be able to return to their homes that evening, but would likely remain without power as Con Edison crews cut power to help extinguish the electrical fire.

But there was a small glimmer of hope for one building.

“In one of the buildings that had extremely high carbon monoxide levels, we were able to go and rescue their Thanksgiving dinner and package up their meal for them and give it to them so they could take it to a relative’s house and enjoy.” It’s there,” Corcoran said.

Fire officials said no one was injured in the blaze, which was brought under control by firefighters around 1:25 p.m.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.