MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx early Sunday that forced dozens of residents out of their homes.
The 3-alarm blaze started around 3:15 a.m. on the fifth floor of a six-story building on East 163rd Street in the Melrose section.
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It was placed under control nearly two hours later. The fire burned through five apartments.
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries.
The Red Cross is providing assistance to about 50 displaced residents.
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Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the fire.
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