Nine firefighters were among 12 people who were injured Monday during a five-alarm fire at a fire in a Brooklyn gym.
FDNY firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. and found heavy smoke from the two-story UFC Fit gym in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn.
"The fire started somewhere on the second floor and spread quickly to the space between the roof and the top floor. We had fire burning in a foam roofing material which allowed it to smolder which makes it difficult to extinguish," Acting FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said in a statement. "It was a very stubborn fire."
Over 200 FDNY firefighters and EMS crews responded to the fire, which was contained in two hours.
it went up to a 5- alarm assignment which is over 200 FDNY fire and EMS members. As of now the fire is under control. Three civilians and nine Firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries,” said from the scene of today's 5-alarm fire at 96 Boerum Place in Brooklyn.
