Two Dead, Dozens Displaced in Brooklyn Apartment Fire

A devastating fire in a Bath Beach apartment building claimed two lives and injured two firefighters, while displacing numerous residents.

Two men were found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene of a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building.
The fire occurred on Sunday evening at 159 Bay 29th St., and was under control within about an hour.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the firefighting efforts.
Residents of the building were displaced, with some witnessing a man engulfed in flames.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by fire marshals.