Man killed in Brooklyn homeless encampment fire

The sign for the exit near where an unidentified man was found dead in a burning homeless encampment.
The sign for the exit near where an unidentified man was found dead in a burning homeless encampment. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man was found dead after a homeless encampment caught fire in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.

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The FDNY found an unconscious man with burns when they responded to a fire that was spotted by an NYPD aviation unit near the Flatbush Avenue exit of the Belt Parkway around 12:20 a.m.

EMS pronounced the unidentified man dead at the scene.

The area of the highway he was found at is surrounded by the Marine Park salt marsh.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Google Street View