BREAKING: Holy Fire on 4th Ave! And Flood!

photo via FIPS reader Claudia (who took this from her window on President and 4th Ave)

There is a gigantic fire blazing right now at the Danken Auto Supply shop on 4th Ave between Sackett and Degraw. According to @Breaking911 "Heavy fire conditions throughout building. Fire through the roof." It's apparently progressed from a 2 alarm fire to a 4 alarm.

images via FIPS reader Kerrin Sheldon

photos via FIPS reader Mari

images via FIPS reader @eavesdrop_net

Also he had this to say: My friend (Brooklyn poet) Sharon Mesmer who started her first day as a volunteer this morning at C.H.I.P.S. (next door) said that the place flooded due to the fire, was evacuated and that women and small children who were staying on the second floor (temporary shelter I believe) ran out onto the street. The children were wrapped in towels as if they were being bathed at the time. Bad news for such a worthy place and the people it serves.

image via @coco_thomas

And according to Google maps, this is the Auto Shop on fire:

In addition to the fire, 4th Ave seems to be flooding at Carroll Street:

photos via FIPS reader Claudia

Apocalypse anyone??