BROOKLYN (WABC) -- A third-alarm fire burned through a collectables store in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn -- injuring four firefighters and five residents.
The fire broke out inside the Collector's Fantasy at 222 Kings Highway just after 11 a.m. this morning.
It burned through the first-floor store and two apartments on the above floors. After the fire was put out, a firefighter was hurt when a rear wall collapsed onto him.
He was searching the building when he was hit by the falling wall.
He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries. Three other firefighters and five residents were treated for minor injuries.
Republished with permission from WABC-TV
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