Sixteen people, including six firefighters and two children, were injured in an early morning fire at a Brooklyn apartment, the FDNY said. The fire started just after 6 a.m. in a seven-story building at 65 Bay 19th Street in the Bath Beach area,

At least 16 people were hurt in an early morning fire in Brooklyn, and smoke-filled hallways made it hard to breathe, forcing residents to escape through windows or off fire escapes.A 42-year-old man and two children -- boys ages 5 and 5 months -- were critically injured after being overcome by smoke in an attempt to escape the building.

Tenants in the apartment where the blaze broke out left their fire-proof door open and so flames quickly spread and smoke filled the hallways.

Seven people were injured after an apartment building fire in Brooklyn, the FDNY said. A man's body was found on Tuesday inside two garbage bags under a bed in a Queens apartment building, the NYPD said.

The fire started on the first-floor of a seven-story building at 65 Bay 19th Street just after 6 a.m., the FDNY said. One hundred and six firefighters and 25 EMS personnel respond