NEW YORK (AP) — A fire barreled through a two-story home in New York early Thursday, killing six people and injuring nine others, including three firefighters and two police officers, the city's fire department said.
More than 200 first responders quickly got to the fire in the row house in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. A cause has not been determined yet.
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FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY firefighters and officials look over debris including an e-bike at the scene of a fatal fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn borough of New York.(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
People look on as FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a news conference near the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
In this photo provided by FDNY, firefighters work to put out a deadly house fire in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (David Burns/@FD4D/FDNY via AP)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
In this photo provided by FDNY, firefighters work to put out a deadly house fire in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (David Burns/@FD4D/FDNY via AP)
“Upon arrival, we had fire on every floor,” Kevin Woods, the department's chief of fire operations, said at a news conference near the severely charred wood home. “Fire blowing out every window, meeting us at the front door.”
Firefighters rescued four people, getting through a rear entrance in the two-unit home to get to two people who were trapped behind window bars, he said.
The fire, which also damaged an adjoining home, was brought under control in about three hours. Eight neighbors were displaced and were taken to hotels.
“This was a devastating fire,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at the news conference. “It will take a long time for this neighborhood to mourn the neighbors they lost this morning and to recover from this immense grief.”
The nine people who were injured were expected to survive, including the three firefighters and two police officers who had minor injuries, the department said. No names have been released.
Fire marshals were investigating. A lithium-ion battery was found at the scene, but it was unknown whether it was related to the cause of the fire, the department said.
The home was built in 1915, according to city property records.
Last week, an e-bike battery fire killed a boy in the Bronx. It is among more than 400 fires in the city that have been linked to lithium-ion batteries this year, leading to at least six deaths and more than 70 injuries, according to fire officials.
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McCormack contributed from Concord, New Hampshire. Associated Press reporters Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, and Anthony Izaguirre in New York also contributed.
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY firefighters and officials look over debris including an e-bike at the scene of a fatal fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn borough of New York.(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
People look on as FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a news conference near the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
In this photo provided by FDNY, firefighters work to put out a deadly house fire in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (David Burns/@FD4D/FDNY via AP)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
In this photo provided by FDNY, firefighters work to put out a deadly house fire in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (David Burns/@FD4D/FDNY via AP)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia deployed thousands of police and military personnel to provide security Thursday for a trial involving former President Joko Widodo, as tensions in the capital ran high over allegations that top officers had been involved in intercepting the current president’s telephone conversations.
Three senior generals have already been detained in the wiretapping scandal, including Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who had been named chief of staff to President Prabowo Subianto last month.
Listyo previously served as national police chief under Widodo, though the former president has not been implicated in the wiretapping investigation. There are allegations that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance.
After losing two presidential races to Widodo, Prabowo aligned himself with the popular leader and campaigned as his successor, choosing Widodo’s son as his running mate in a move that fueled concerns about a growing political dynasty in Indonesia’s young democracy.
Widodo and Prabowo were once close political allies, with Widodo backing Prabowo’s successful 2024 presidential bid, but their relationship has come under increased scrutiny amid signs of a growing rift since Prabowo took office.
Retired police Gen. Oegroseno, a former deputy national police chief, told the Forum Keadilan TV podcast on Wednesday that investigators should examine all possible lines of command behind the wiretapping, including whether any directives originated from Widodo.
“Investigators should not hesitate to question a former president if necessary,” Oegroseno said. “The motive behind the alleged wiretapping operation must be fully uncovered under the leadership of the current police chief.”
The wiretapping operation could also constitute a serious human rights violation and could be used to intimidate critics and weaken civil liberties, said Usman Hamid, Amnesty International’s executive director in Indonesia.
“This is not merely about the alleged wiretapping of the president,” Hamid said in a statement. “Authorities must disclose who else may have been targeted and investigate the full impact of the operation.”
The Criminal Investigation Agency, known as Bareskrim, named Slamet Uliandi, who heads the agency’s Information and Communications Technology Division, as a fourth suspect in the wiretapping investigation.
Uliandi served as a supervisory board member of the Monitoring Center, a wiretapping unit, and allegedly approved a request by another suspect in early October to delete wiretap records to conceal evidence and erase traces of the operation, Suhermanto, director of cybercrime at Bareskrim, said.
Uliandi was not detained because he is recovering from a stroke, said Suhermanto, who, like many Indonesians, uses a single name.
Police alleged the unauthorized wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026, after Prabowo took office and while Listyo was still national police chief. National Police Legal Division head Sonta Nasution and Eko Hadi Santoso, a senior instructor at the National Police Education and Training Institute, were also detained.
Authorities have sent more than 20,000 troops to Jakarta, and on Thursday said that 6,770 police and military personnel had been deployed to secure Widodo’s hearing. Widodo was called to testify in a defamation trial stemming from allegations that he used a fake university diploma. The trial is unrelated to the wiretapping case and Widodo denied the diploma allegations.
As he arrived Thursday morning at the East Jakarta District Court, the former president was welcomed by hundreds of supporters chanting messages of encouragement.
Widodo offered a brief response to the investigation into the alleged wiretapping of Prabowo, which has implicated Listyo, a former national police chief often viewed as a close ally of the former president.
“We should all respect the ongoing legal process, let’s wait for the (investigation) outcome,” Widodo told reporters after attending a court hearing.
The presidential palace has said the wiretaps were being considered an “act of treason” that endangered state interests, but has not linked the deployment of troops to Jakarta to the case.
Indonesian military spokesperson Maj. Gen. Muhammad Nas previously said that the deployment of the 20,000 marines and other personnel to Jakarta was a “normal occurrence.” Despite the number of troops sent to Jakarta, there has been no visible military presence on the streets, and authorities have said most are being held in reserve in barracks and other facilities.
Associated Press writer David Rising in Bangkok contributed to this report.
Supporters of former Indonesian President Joko Widodo shout slogans during a rally outside the East Jakarta District Court where Widodo testifies in a defamation trial, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Supporters of former Indonesian president Joko Widodo shout slogan during a rally outside the East Jakarta District Court where Widodo testifies in a defamation trial, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesian police guard outside the East Jakarta District Court where former Indonesian President Joko Widodo testifies in a defamation trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, arrives to testify in a defamation trial at the East Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Members of Indonesian Armed Forces Reserve Component patrol a street at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
FLE - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, center, walks with, from left, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi and National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, upon arrival from an overseas trip at Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
Members of Indonesian Armed Forces Reserve Component patrol a street at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, arrives to testify in a defamation trial at the East Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
