Fourteen people were hurt when a massive blaze broke out inside a Brooklyn building early Friday, officials said.
The fire erupted at 5:40 a.m. inside a three-story building on Union Avenue near Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, with a deli on the ground floor, according to the FDNY.
The blaze quickly grew in intensity, reaching five alarms — 44 units with 198 FDNY members — by around 7:10 a.m., fire officials said.
Fourteen people — three civilians and 11 firefighters — were hurt as a result of the blaze.
Seven firefighters were taken to various local hospitals, the FDNY said.
The remaining seven patients were treated on scene but refused transport to the hospital, officials said.
Eleven firefighters were injured battling the blaze. Seth Gottfried
The fire quickly escalated to a five-alarm blaze. Seth GottfriedThe conditions of those injured are unclear.
The fire was placed under control just before 8 a.m., and the cause remains under investigation.
