A massive fire broke out at a New York Police Department warehouse that houses DNA evidence from crime scenes as well as cars, e-bikes, and motor scooters, police and fire officials said. Eight people suffered minor injuries.
The fire at the Erie Basin Auto Pound, a low warehouse situated atop a long, curving breakwater on the Brooklyn waterfront, broke out at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said.
The volume of fire quickly overwhelmed firefighters who had gone inside to battle the blaze and then had to retreat and fight it from the outside, Hudgens said. The effort included drones as well as boats spraying water into the warehouse from the harbor, he said….