Fire Injures 5 At BK Housing Development: FDNY

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A fire ripped through a Crown Heights housing development Thursday morning, injuring five people, according to the FDNY.

The blaze started about 8 a.m. Thursday on the fifth floor of a 14-story building on Albany Avenue near St Marks Avenue, officials said.

Two civilians and three firefighters were sent to an area hospital with minor injuries, according to the FDNY.

The fire burned for nearly an hour before the fire was controlled about 8:50 a.m., officials said.

Videos posted to Citizen show firefighters trying to reach the fifth floor as smoke leaks out a window.