Tuesday, July 13, 2010

MAN DIES IN FIRE AT 36TH STREET BY CHURCH AVENUE

From NY1.com
"07/13/2010 09:40 AM
Man Found Dead Inside Van Following Fire
By: NY1 News

Police are investigating after a man's body was found inside a van that caught fire in Brooklyn.

Police say they found the van in flames at 36th Street between 12th and Church Avenues in Kensington around 2 a.m.

They say a 30-year-old man kicked out the window on the driver's side and jumped out.

After firefighters put out the fire, they found a dead man inside the van.

The man who jumped out was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation."