A fire inside a one-story warehouse in Sunset Park today left several firefighters injured.
According to the FDNY, at around 8:57 a.m., the fire broke out inside the building at 45th Street and Fourth Avenue. It was designated a four-alarm fire, and 39 units and 168 fire and EMS personnel responded.
Six firefighters sustained injuries, all considered to be minor.
At 2:17 p.m. FDNY stated via Twitter that the fire was under control. The fire affected two nearby schools, one of which was evacuated because of smoke. Delines Rodriguez, principal of LEEP Dual Language Academy, 5323 Fifth Ave., used social media to let parents know what was going on.