Police: Person of interest in custody following bomb squad investigation in Midwood

Officials say they got a call about a fire inside a building on Avenue L Thursday morning.

News 12 Staff

Apr 18, 2024, 4:46 PM

Updated 271 days ago

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A person of interest is in custody after the bomb squad was deployed to a building in Midwood, according to the NYPD.
Officials say they got a call about a fire inside a building on Avenue L Thursday morning. The FDNY later informed the officers about hazardous materials inside an apartment.
The building was evacuated as a precaution, and the NYPD bomb squad was called to investigate. They determined the items to be nonhazardous.