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Firefighters battle heavy flames at Brooklyn apartment building

2 firefighters hurt battling Brooklyn apartment building fire
2 firefighters hurt battling Brooklyn apartment building fire 00:18

NEW YORK -- Firefighters battled heavy flames Thursday morning at an apartment building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. 

Chopper 2 was over the scene around noon on Ninth Street between Second and Third avenues.

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Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, December 21, 2023

Intense flames and thick black smoke could be seen shooting out of the top floor of the building. 

The fire spread to at least one adjacent building.

We're told all of the residents escaped unharmed and are being assisted by the Red Cross.

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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