And a sleepty surprise mom, mom, get up. Get up, get up. A new years tragedy, a fast moving fire sweeps through a Brooklyn Brown stone. Most made it out but one resident did not. An armed robber preying on women and using elevators to stage his crime. Good evening at 11 00. Im david navarro. And im sade baderinwa. Flames erupted this afternoon quickly racing through the back door of an Apartment Building in the fire touching off a plantic scene as residents raced to escape. One man did not get out alive. Not believe this fire was an accident. Eyewitness news reporter, kim is at the scene. Reporter and residents were having to be plucked out and taken to the safety after the fire. This is video of firefighters run into the burning building. The smoke so thick residents left trapped in the upper floors of the four Story Building on washington avenue with nowhere to go. All i could see was smoke coming out, smoke, smoke. All i could see was a man at the top of the building saying, get out
Youll be dying to tend and the new ways well be working out this year. And the perfect start to the year. One direction helping us ring in the very best year ever, right here, on a very special Good Morning America. Lets start right now good morning, america. Very happy new years to you. Times square was the center of the celebration last night. Packed with revel outside of our windows. Were not here right now. We are we are were on tape. So that we can at home with our families. On this first day of 2016. We hope youre enjoying your morning after what a late night for so many years. Daphne oz and Marcus Samuelsson are also here. Pastor joel osteen is here. Well get to that and so much more, but first heres a check on the news and weather here. Heres abcs Rebecca Jarvis. Good morning and happy new year. We begin with new years celebrations around the world. Despite terror warnings people turned out. Now, theyre cleaning up in times square after a million revelers packed the crossroads
Were just too much. His brother didnt make it. Theres nothing there. Whats that like seeing him . His brother is just in shock. When they told him, your brother burned. Reporter i saw a guy on the ledge telling everybody to get out the house, get out the house. As soon as he said that, freaking black smoke just came out the window and covered up the whole block. And right at that time, thats when the Fire Department pulled up and i of there. Reporter now several other residents were also injured but were being told they were all treated here on scene. One firefighter suffered minor injuries and smoke inhalation. He was taken to king county hospital. The fire is still under investigation. But because of where this fire started its unusual for a fire to start in a stairwell. Reporting live. For what caused a major fire at a Historic Church in new jersey. That fire ripping through the building. The building was a landmark. Really all thats left is the shell of st. Marks and of course its
Taken to the hospital. Two other residents suffered minor injuries. At this point firefighters have deemed this suspicious. They say its very unusual for a fire to start in a stairwell thats why theyve deemed it suspicious. Reporter thank you, now to the elevator tragedy a 25year old man killed while attending a new Years Eve Party in manhattan. He was with his friend in an elevator when he got stuck in a third floor of a building on broom street. Tim fleisher is live with the latest developments. Reporter this is where that tragedy occurred. The elevator in question has been shut down and taken out of service. Also inspectors are looking at it but at the same time the residents here are still trying to understand how this tragedy could have happened. 25years old. Reporter zion halcomb like other residents are left stunned that a malfunctioning elevator led to the unexpected and tragic death of 25yearold Stephen Hewitt brown who had come here last night to attend a new Years Eve Party.
Time again residents have complained to the city about these elevators president at 131 broom street, saying theyre dangerous and sometimes downright deadly. In this case they say that this was the worst of their fears and they could easily see that this could happen again. Ms. Sanchez is in shock after what she witnessed as she tried to get in the elevator on her floor. She described how the doors open, she tried to step in, the elevator tried to move. When she come inside the elevator, when they see something happen, like something is not in normal this man now identified by police as Stephen Hewitt brown pushed his motherinlaw to safety. Brown got trapped in the process. The 25yearolds body stuck between the third and second gasping for air. Crying. What did he say . Help me, help me. I tried to save him too and i cant because so much weight in the elevator. Browns family declined to speak to news4 saying they were privately grieving. According to a social media profile, he was an a