Nearly a dozen people were hurt and three times as many displaced by a raging fire that roared through a Brooklyn apartment building overnight, authorities say.
At least six children were said to be among the more than 30 displaced when flames tore through a multi-unit building on Dean Street in Brownsville, between Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sackman Street, starting late Monday.
Fire was reported on the second and third floors and grew from there. The roof of that three-story building later collapsed.
Flames later spread to at least four other buildings on the block, trapping people inside their homes. Some of those who live in the apartment buildings impacted told NBC New York they had to jump from their homes to avoid the flames.
A fourth alarm was called shortly after 11 p.m. The fire was under control before dawn Tuesday.
Six firefighters and three civilians were said to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the blaze. The cause is under investigation.
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No other details on the victims or the nature of their injuries were immediately available. The American Red Cross said it was assisting more than 30 people, including nine children.
