A fire at a Long Island apartment building left dozens injured and many more homeless.
The fire broke out at about 6:45 p.m. at 590 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead Village.
300 firefighters from 13 fire departments were called to fight the flames.
The fire appeared to start in an oven in the kitchen of apartment 7B, a second floor apartment.
The flames spread quickly and started the apartment above on fire.
The rapidly spreading fire sent smoke throughout the building. 68 people were rushed out of the building.
Firefighters used ladders to help rescue people stranded in the upper floors of the building.
29 residents, one Hempstead Village police officer, and 1 Baldwin firefighter were taken to local hospitals and were treated for smoke inhalation. A second Baldwin firefighter was taken to a hospital with cardiac issues.
The American Red Cross set up a shelter at Hempstead High School for residents who were evacuated.
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