Arson fire in Brooklyn may have been antisemitic crime, NYPD says

Firefighters responding to a suspected arson fireplace in Brooklyn on Could 31, 2022.
Robert Mecea

A Brooklyn fireplace was deliberately set and is being investigated as a hate crime — after pink swastikas had been discovered spray-painted on a wall, officers mentioned Wednesday.

The FDNY was known as to a smoke situation at 374 Myrtle Ave. round 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, an FDNY spokesman mentioned.

The hateful symbols had been found in a first-floor hallway after the flames had been doused — together with a discarded can of pink spray paint, an NYPD spokeswoman mentioned.

The hearth is being investigated as a hate crime after swastikas had been discovered spray painted on a wall.

Robert Mecea

There have been no accidents within the Brooklyn fireplace.

Robert Mecea

A can of pink spray paint was additionally discovered on the scene of the hearth.

Robert Mecea

There have been no accidents within the blaze, she mentioned.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Job Power is investigating.

The constructing has a hair salon on the primary flooring and residences upstairs.