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Fire Destroys Boro Park Matzah Bakery That Served Lubavitch

December 18, 2025 - from Anash.org

"A decades-old matzah bakery in Boro Park was left devastated early Wednesday morning when a massive five-alarm fire tore through the facility that for years produced matza under the CHK and supplied matzos to thousands of Lubavitcher families. Founded in 1909 on the Lower East Side and relocated to Brooklyn in 1920, the Boro Park Seder Matzah Bakery produced more than 600,000 pounds of matzah annually.

"The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at the bakery, located on 36th Street in Kensington, quickly engulfing the building where matzah had been baked for generations. According to firefighters, the blaze began near the bakery ovens and spread rapidly after igniting stacked matzah boxes and the matzah.

"A mashgiach at the bakery told Anash.org that the fire started from the gas unit near the oven that was recently mandated by the government, which apparently blew up inside the bakery.

"The Department of Buildings has issued a full vacate order for the bakery due to “extensive fire damage, including a partially collapsed roof,” and reported that adjacent properties also sustained fire damage."