Brooklyn Fire Kills 6 and Exposes a Danger Hiding in Millions of American Homes Right Now

Six people are dead after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in the early hours of Thursday morning. It happened around 1:40 a.m., when most residents were asleep. By the time firefighters arrived, flames were already shooting out of the windows.

The fire started on the second floor of the two-story wooden row house on 58th Street. Four adults were pronounced dead at the scene.

A man and a woman died on the way to the hospital. Four residents and three firefighters were also injured, and at least one victim was left in critical condition…