Six people died early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, when a three-alarm fire tore through a two-story residential building on the 600 block of 58th Street in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn after units were sent to the address just before 2 a.m., leaving several other residents and firefighters injured and drawing more than 200 firefighters and emergency personnel to the scene.1,2,3
Four residents were pronounced dead at the scene and two others died after being taken to local hospitals, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed Thursday that all six of those killed were adults.2
The building was described as a residential, two-story building on the 600 block of 58th Street in Sunset Park, and the fire was described as a three-alarm blaze.2
The FDNY said some 74 units and 231 fire and EMS personnel were scrambled to the address just before 2 a.m., while ABC News described the response as involving more than 200 firefighters.2,3
Accounts differed on how many people were injured, with The Guardian putting the figure at seven and ABC News also reporting seven injured, while the New York Post said nine others were injured.1,2,3
The New York Post said three firefighters were among those injured.2
Beyond the mayor's confirmation that all six people killed were adults, the accounts did not identify any of the dead by name, age or family relationship, did not say who lived in the building or how many people were inside when the fire began, and did not describe the conditions of those taken to hospitals.2
The accounts also did not say where or how the fire started, how it spread through the building, how long it took firefighters to bring it under control, or whether alarms, building conditions or other factors played a role.2
The FDNY was cited as the source for the dispatch figures and the early-morning timing, and the mayor was cited for the confirmation that the victims were adults, with the New York Post updating its account at 7:08 a.m. Eastern Time on Nov. 5 and ABC News updating at 9:49 a.m. Eastern Time that morning.2,3
Firefighters were described as working at the scene in Sunset Park on Nov. 5.2
The reports did not say when officials would release the names of those killed, provide a confirmed injury total or describe findings on the cause.1,2,3
