Two Injured in Electrical Fire at Brooklyn Building

Two electrical workers were injured last week, as they worked in a transformer vault below the Sovereign Bank building at 19 Montague Street, in Brooklyn Heights.

The two victims were rushed to the New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Burn Center in Manhattan, after suffering burns to 40% of their arms and faces. The men, aged 64 and 40, are presently recovering from their near, life-threatening injuries, hospital officials said.

An FDNY spokesman reported than an electrical mishap sparked the flash fire inside the15-story office building on Montague Street, in downtown Brooklyn.

By Peter Coyne / TheElectricWeb.com
August 30, 2011