2 killed in fire in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, multiple families displaced

A fire broke out in a Crown Heights, Brooklyn, apartment building on Monday night, killing two people and injuring a firefighter.

Flames engulfed the building on Kingston Avenue just after 11 p.m.

An 80-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were pulled from the burning building. They were rushed to the hospital, where they died, police said.

A firefighter was also taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.

The fire forced multiple people out of their homes, displacing several families overnight.

"I open my door, and my hallway is filled with smoke. I realize my god, there's a fire. So I grabbed my keys and tried to run out. I met some firefighters in the hallway. They were knocking on the door to alert people to get out," one resident said. 

The resident said she saw two people being rushed out with responders "pumping their chest."

"I'm sad about that. I was praying last night because I heard all of the commotion, and it was not normal," a resident said. 

Video shows damage to the building Tuesday. Windows were blown out, walls charred and parts of the building were blackened by smoke and flames. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.