An all-hands fire tore through a Bath Beach apartment building on Sunday night after a resident said she dropped a candle inside her apartment.
The fire broke out on the second floor of a six-story building at 8714 21st Ave. just before 7:30 p.m., according to the New York City Fire Department. As firefighters arrived on the scene, residents fled the building holding personal items, clothes, and pets.
A team of 60 firefighters quickly deployed two hose lines to battle the thick smoke and flames rolling out of the second floor, and brought the blaze under control shortly after 8 p.m. Two firefighters were injured during the incident, and were transported to the Maimonides Bay Ridge Emergency Department by ambulance.