At
least 21 people were displaced from their home in Bushwick Friday morning
following a three-alarm fire at an apartment building on Montrose Avenue.
Fire
officials say the fire started on the second floor of 236 Montrose Ave. before
spreading to a third floor and neighboring apartment building.
Five
people, including three firefighters, suffered injuries not considered
life-threatening.
The
Red Cross is assisting the affected tenants. The FDNY is investigating what
sparked the fire.
One
witness described the fire as an “explosion” that was followed by flames that
rushed to the roof.
A
tenant named Brandon told News 12 that his grandmother owns the building, which
has been in the family for at least three decades.
"It's
heartbreaking…Things happen for a reason though,” he said. “I just try to be
positive about everything. I'm glad we're safe and nobody's dead or really
badly injured right now that I know of."