Eighth Avenue fire injures three

A blaze inside a Sunset Park building left three people injured Nov. 15.

FDNY said the fire broke out at 1:30 a.m. on the second floor of a mixed-use building on Eighth Avenue and 51st Street.

Twelve units and 60 firefighters and EMS workers were at the scene. The fire was put out at 2 a.m.

The civilians were taken to Maimonides Medical Center and treated for injuries that were considered non-life-threatening, according to the FDNY.

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of the blaze, which occurred a floor above Chinese restaurant Bao House.

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