A Bronx apartment building erupted in flames after a massive explosion Wednesday afternoon \u2014 with two people injured in the five-alarm blaze, the FDNY said.<\/p>\n
The blast rocked the third floor of the five-story apartment building at 374 E 209th Street around 12:30 p.m., the FDNY said.<\/p>\n
Officials said a blaze quickly broke out on the second and third floors of the building, and rapidly grew in little over an hour.<\/p>\n
The scene of a five-alarm fire at 374 E. 209th St. in The Bronx on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
At least two people were critically injured in the blaze. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
Some 270 firefighters responded to the scene, according to the department.<\/p>\n
Two people were critically injured, with three others injured but in stable condition, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just heard the explosion,\u201d Lisa Landin said, who was commuting home from the bus when she heard the \u201ccrazy\u201d explosion. \u201cIt sounded like a bomb went off.\u201d<\/p>\n
A grief-stricken woman who said her pets were stuck in the building when the explosion went off was just around the corner when the blast happened.<\/p>\n
A resident, whose pets were stuck in the building, reacting to the Bronx fire. Peter Gerber<\/p>\n
\u201cI was right around the corner. I saw the whole thing blow up in flames,\u201d the tenant said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know it was my building until one person ran to me and told me to get my dogs,\u201d the grief-stricken woman recounted just outside the building.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBy the time I got here, they were already stopping people from coming in.\u201d<\/p>\n
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