Cops apprehend person of interest in Kings Plaza parking garage fire, FDNY says

Police were questioning a person of interest on Monday night in a seven-alarm fire that damaged more than 100 luxury cars in the parking garage of the Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn earlier in the day.

The blaze first broke out just before 8:30 a.m. as multiple vehicles caught fire, but grew to a seven-alarm fire by about 11 a.m. It was finally brought under control at about 11:40 a.m.

It started on the second floor of the four-story garage, but quickly spread to another floor, eventually damaging more than 100 Mercedes-Benz cars, according to the FDNY and a police source.

Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted after 7 p.m. that the man wanted for questioning had been apprehended.

Investigators believe the person of interest may be a homeless man who had been sleeping in the parking lot but was kicked out, the police source said.

FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said a local car dealer was storing cars at the garage — possibly as many as 120. It was unclear exactly how many were burned.

Nigro told reporters at the scene that a total of 21 people, including 18 firefighters, suffered non life-threatening injuries, mostly including smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion.

The seven alarms brought more than 50 units and 200 members to fight the blaze. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the flames.