100+ firefighters battle blaze inside Bronx apartment building

KINGSBRIDGE, Bronx (WABC) -- More 100 firefighters worked to put out a destructive blaze inside an apartment building in the Bronx Wednesday night.

The two-alarm fire started inside a two-story building on Oxford Avenue in Kingsbridge shortly before 7:30 p.m.

Officials said approximately 27 units and 120 firefighters worked to put out the fire.

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It was placed under control just before 9 p.m.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported and everyone inside the building made it out safely.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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