Cars engulfed in massive fire at NYPD Brooklyn tow pound

A enactment of cars sitting successful an NYPD impound batch caught fire successful a monolithic blaze that could beryllium seen for miles Wednesday — the aforesaid batch wherever a occurrence destroyed an grounds warehouse 2 years earlier, officials said.

The occurrence broke retired wrong the Erie Basin Auto Pound connected Columbia St. successful Red Hook astatine astir 12:45 p.m.

Thick achromatic smoke from the blaze could beryllium seen drifting into New York Harbor.

Firefighters conflict a two-alarm occurrence involving aggregate vehicles astatine the NYPD’s Erie Basin Auto Pound successful Brooklyn connected Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)

On Wednesday, firefighters were inactive moving connected wholly snuffing retired the fire. No injuries had been reported.

On Dec. 13, 2022, a occurrence broke retired successful an NYPD warehouse connected the aforesaid lot, destroying stored covering and different items that were tested for DNA evidence. The occurrence was truthful aggravated that a conception of the warehouse collapsed, constabulary said.

Firefighters conflict a two-alarm occurrence involving aggregate vehicles astatine the NYPD’s Erie Basin Auto Pound successful Brooklyn connected Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)

The impound batch is besides utilized to store amerciable ungraded bikes, e-bikes and scooters that are confiscated disconnected the street, officials said.

The origin of Wednesday’s blaze was nether investigation.