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Two critically injured in early morning East New York apartment fire

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Firefighters battle flames at a third-floor apartment at 303 Bradford St. in East New York early Wednesday morning. Two residents were rescued and rushed to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

A woman and a man are still in critical condition following an early morning apartment fire at 303 Bradford St. on Wednesday.

The FDNY’s Engine Company 332 and Ladder Company 175 of the 44th Battalion responded shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, arriving to find heavy fire in a third-floor apartment.

Firefighters quickly located and removed the two victims, who were rushed by paramedics to Brookdale Hospital.

Charred walls and smoke-stained windows are visible on the third floor of the apartment building following the fire.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

About 60 firefighters used two hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire. Searches of the rest of the building found no additional victims.

The fire was declared under control at 5 a.m. The FDNY Fire Marshal’s office will investigate the cause and origin of the blaze.