A Bronx apartment building erupted in flames after a massive explosion Wednesday afternoon — with two people injured in the five-alarm blaze, the FDNY said.
The blast rocked the third floor of the five-story apartment building at 374 E 209th Street around 12:30 p.m., according to the FDNY.
Officials said a blaze quickly broke out on the second and third floors of the building, and rapidly grew in little over an hour.
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