VIDEO: Crews were on the scene of a five-alarm fire in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Sunday night. The FDNY said 14 people were either treated at the scene or transported to the hospital. The victims included one resident, four paramedics and nine firefighters. One is in critical condition. Officials said the fire started around 7:30 p.m. on the first floor of a multi-family home and spread to other homes located between Webb Avenue and West 190th Street. The blaze, which damaged three homes, prompted a massive response, including 44 units. Nearly 200 fire and EMS personnel arrived on scene to help put out the flames. The FDNY said flames engulfed the residential building and sent black smoke billowing into the air, blanketing the area, as firefighters battled the flames from the ground and from above on a ladder. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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