19 people injured, including a firefighter, in Brooklyn apartment building fire

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Nineteen people were injured, including a firefighter, in a blaze Saturday night in a Downtown Brooklyn apartment building.

The fire at the Farragut Houses at 111 Bridge St. began shortly after 11p.m. in a third-floor compactor chute,

Sixty firefighters responded to the fire, which was brought under control just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

The injured were taken to area hospitals.

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