Ten people were injured -- including nine firefighters -- after a fire tore through a New York City apartment Friday night
The fire started just after 8 p.m. on the sixth floor of the building in the Mount Eden neighborhood of the New York City borough, CNN affiliate WABC reported, drawing scores of firefighters to the scene.None of the 10 who were hurt had life-threatening injuries, said Lillian Bonsignore, chief of emergency medical services for the New York City Fire Department.
The flames started on a top-floor apartment and spread to a loft space and other sections of the building, said Thomas Richardson, FDNY's operations chief.At one point, 200 firefighters were at the scene, FDNY said. Numerous evacuees and others stood outside as the firefighters worked.Read MoreEvacuees and others stand Friday night outside the building as firefighters work.The fire was under control before midnight, the fire department said.
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