Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze at an apartment building in the Bronx. A report of the fire along East 209th Street, between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place, came in around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, fire officials say. It started as a second-alarm fire and escalated quickly. The c aller reported a fire and explosion on the third floor. Five people were said to be injured, at least one of them seriously. Footage the FDNY posted to X showed angry orange flames through the window of one of the apartments; the building’s exterior appeared charred by flames and smoke. Operations are ongoing. The city warned to expect traffic delays in the area. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less