{"id":526323,"date":"2022-12-13T20:25:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nypd-auto-pound-with-vehicle-evidence-is-burning-down-officials\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T20:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:25:13","slug":"nypd-auto-pound-with-vehicle-evidence-is-burning-down-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-auto-pound-with-vehicle-evidence-is-burning-down-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYPD auto pound with vehicle evidence is &#8216;burning down&#8217;: officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a337888980e4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a337888980e4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-auto-pound-with-vehicle-evidence-is-burning-down-officials\/#%E2%80%9CNYPD_auto_pound_with_vehicle_evidence_is_%E2%80%98burning_down_officials%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYPD auto pound with vehicle evidence is &#8216;burning down&#8217;: officials&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYPD_auto_pound_with_vehicle_evidence_is_%E2%80%98burning_down_officials%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYPD auto pound with vehicle evidence is &#8216;burning down&#8217;: officials&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The NYPD\u2019s massive Brooklyn auto pound \u2014 which houses vehicles including those considered evidence in crimes \u2014 was \u201cburning down\u201d as flames engulfed it Tuesday, fire officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just smoke \u2014 now there\u2019s legit flames,\u201d an FDNY source told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze erupted at 10:37 a.m. at the Erie Basin Auto Pound on Columbia Street in Red Hook, a Fire Department spokesman said. <\/p>\n<p>The blaze grew to three alarms less than an hour after it erupted, fire officials said. A total of 33 units with 140 firefighters responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photos show enormous plumes of smoke rising from the facility, which houses vehicles such as those suspected of being used in the commission of a crime and ATVs that were illegally on the road, law enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Some vehicles involving line-of-duty deaths \u2014 such as those of Officers Eddie Byrne, who was killed sitting in his squad car in 1988, and Miosotis Familia, who was shot execution-style while in her car in 2017 \u2014 also are kept at the Brooklyn facility, sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYCFireWire-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Massive plumes of smoke rise from the NYPD's Erie Basin Auto Pound on Columbia Street in Red Hook Tuesday morning.\" class=\"wp-image-24994224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYCFireWire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYCFireWire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/NYCFireWire-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A massive fire engulfed the NYPD\u2019s Erie Basin Auto Pound on Columbia Street in Red Hook on Tuesday morning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYCFireWire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in Tuesday\u2019s blaze, the FDNY source said. <\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely known.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The same facility was damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012, and evidence was ruined, sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the storm, corrections were supposedly put in place to avoid any future damage, according to sources. It\u2019s unclear whether those precautions were ever enacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has another auto pound in Springfield Gardens, Queens. <\/p>\n<p>The facilities \u201care used to store vehicles that have been seized for reasons other than parking violations,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/services\/vehicles-property\/property-clerk-autopound.page\">according to the NYPD\u2019s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Smoke and traffic delays were expected in the area around the Brooklyn impound, and those nearby should avoid the smoke and close their windows, the city\u2019s Office of Emergency Management<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notifynyc\/status\/1602700333276434435?s=46&amp;t=IqmjiSI3lBxFjFCEdAjRFw\"> said in an alert<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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