Dozens of community members attended a candlelight vigil on Hancock Street Sunday night to remember Tyrone Corley, 56, and Stanley Wilkie, 47, who were both killed in a fire that police are calling an act of arson.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Family and friends spoke about Tyrone Corley, a beloved house DJ who was killed in the fire.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Bed-Stuy residents came out to 103 Hancock St. Sunday night for a vigil to honor the people killed in a fire investigators are calling an act of arson.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Tyrone Corley, 56, was a house DJ affectionately known as "Mr. Wonderful," who was remembered as a friendly neighbor always willing to help out his community.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Tyrone Corley was also known as "Mr. Wonderful" because of his good-natured demeanor.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Neighbors filled Hancock Street to remember Tyrone Corley and Stanley ‘Curtis’ Wilkie and to donate clothes and money to the victims and their families.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
Police are investigating the fire at 103 Hancock St. as arson after they found an accelerant was used to start the blaze.
Hancock St. Fire Vigil
The fire also injured two other residents, who both suffered smoke inhalation.