Decades of Evidence May Be Destroyed in Massive Fire at NYPD Warehouse

Firefighters battle a blaze at a warehouse in the Brooklyn Borough of New York on Dec. 13, 2022. WABC via AP

A massive fire broke out at a New York Police Department warehouse that houses DNA evidence from crime scenes as well as cars, e-bikes, and motor scooters, police and fire officials said. Eight people suffered minor injuries.

The fire at the Erie Basin Auto Pound, a low warehouse situated atop a long, curving breakwater on the Brooklyn waterfront, broke out at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said.