A five-alarm fire that burned throughout Wednesday night and into Thursday afternoon destroyed a massive 25,000 square-foot collaborative artists’ studio and exhibition space in a former coffee warehouse, officials said.

Firefighters got the call about the burning building on Van Brunt St. in Red Hook around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, and small pockets of fire were still aflame at noon Thursday, according to FDNY.

“This building is a very large, four story commercial building,” fire,” Chief of Operations Kevin Woods said at a press conference after the fire was brought under control.

“Upon arrival, we had heavy fire on the second, third, fourth floor, and through the roof,” he said. “Due to the amount of fire and the structural stability of the building, we removed our members and attack

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