Nearly 200 firefighters worked to contain a massive fire that broke out at an apartment building in the Bronx early Friday, leaving at least seven people injured, the Fire Department said. Xob said.
Firefighters were called to a six-story home on Wallace Avenue just before 2 a.m., the Fire Department said in an email. The fire rose to a five-alarm fire about an hour later, he said, among the most severe classifications.
Seven people were injured, including five firefighters, the department said. One person was treated at the scene but refused to be transferred to the hospital.
A spokesman for the New York City Police Department said earlier that some people had been injured by inhalation.
The Fire Department said at 6:30 a.m. that “work is ongoing” at the building.
Smoke and flames, pouring from the upper floor and roof, appeared to have spread to neighboring buildings, according to video reports. online from television news outlet.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Red Cross was on the scene helping residents affected by the fire, said Aries Dela Cruz, a spokesperson for New York City Emergency Management. A temporary shelter has been set up at the school on nearby Adee Avenue.
This is a story in progress and will be updated.