KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx (PIX11) – Firefighters are on the scene of a 2-alarm fire in the
Bronx.
The fire broke out just after 5
p.m., Friday at 3971 Gouverneur Avenue in the Kingsbridge section of the
borough.
The fire is on the fifth floor of a
six-story building.
One person suffered smoke
inhalation.
Firefighters report that at least
four people were injured.
It’s unknown how the fire started.
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ELEVEN PEOPLE
WERE HURT IN A FIRE IN A BRONX APARTMENT BUILDING.
Eleven people were hurt in a fire in a Bronx apartment
building.
More than 100 firefighters fought a two-alarm fire that
broke out just before 5 p.m. Friday on the third floor of a six-story building
on Gouverneur Avenue.
The Fire Department says two of the injuries are
considered serious.
It says there was heavy fire damage on the third floor,
water damage on the lower floors and smoke damage on the upper floors.
Residents we spoke with say it was a scary situation
"I came home. I took the bus and as soon as I seen
all the fire people, I started wondering to myself what's going on and yeah,
when I got closer, I see that it was my building that was on fire, the third
floor under my apartment," said one resident.
"I opened up my apartment door. It was black and
smoky. I closed the door, ran back to the bedroom, grabbed my keys, my phone,
called 9-1-1. And while I was speaking to them, I came down the fire escape and
came down here to the street. When we got down here to the street, we ran back
inside. We were banging on people's doors, letting them know there's fire in
the building. Get up. You have to leave," said another resident.
Two firefighters also suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.