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One person suffered moderate injuries during a fire at a home in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx on Sunday evening, according to the FDNY.
Officials say 141 fire and EMS personnel responded to 279 Swinton Ave. just after 6:30 p.m. The fire escalated to a second-alarm just over 15 minutes later.
Citizen app footage taken at the scene shows the building consumed by orange flames and thick, black smoke billowing into the neighborhood.
According to the FDNY, crews controlled the blaze just after 7:45 p.m.
Paramedics rushed the victim to Jacobi Hospital. Additional information about their injuries was not immediately known.