Two Crown Heights residents were injured in an apartment building fire on Sunday night, one of three blazes in the area within a 12-hour span.
Firefighters responded to 921 Montgomery St. just after 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, where they found heavy flames emanating from a first-floor apartment. First responders with Ladder Company 123 guided several residents out of the building through thick smoke.
Members briefly overcame a car blocking a hydrant, and 60 firefighters from 12 units stretched two hose lines into operation to extinguish the main body of the blaze. Searches throughout the first-floor apartment, hallways, and the floor above yielded no further victims.
Paramedics transported both injured residents to local hospitals, where they were reported in stable condition. The fire was placed under control at 8 p.m.
Earlier that day, units also responded to a church fire at 595 Classon Ave. just after 2 p.m. The fire occurred on the first floor at the rear of the church.
An hour and a half earlier, fire department personnel responded to a fire at 101 Utica Ave., where they observed flames on the second floor. Members quickly extinguished that fire as well.
The cause and origin of all three fires are under investigation by the FDNY Fire Marshals Office.
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