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14 NYPD officers, 8 civilians injured in Bronx apartment fire
Fourteen NYPD officers and eight civilians were injured in an apartment fire in the Bronx.
NEW YORK - Fourteen NYPD officers and eight civilians were injured in a late-night apartment fire in the Bronx.
The fire, on the second and third floors of 4360 Baychester Avenue, was called in at about 11:06 p.m. on Tuesday.
It quickly went to two-alarms.
More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene in the Wakefield neighborhood.
The fire was brought under control at about 12:03 a.m., according to officials.
There was one serious but non-life threatening injury.
The officers and civilians were treated at local hospitals mainly for minor smoke inhalation and released.
No word yet on a cause.