Nine people were injured and more than two dozen were displaced after a fire ripped through an apartment in Brooklyn, officials said Tuesday.

The blaze broke out on the second floor of a three-story building on Dean Street, between Sackman Street and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville, late Monday night, quickly spreading to four neighboring buildings, the FDNY said.

What You Need To Know

  • Nine people were injured and more than two dozen were displaced after a fire ripped through an apartment in Brooklyn, officials said Tuesday.

  • The blaze broke out on the second floor of a three-story building in Brownsville before quickly spreading to four neighboring buildings, the FDNY said

  • The FDNY said it took about 170 first responders nearly three hours to get the four-alarm blaze under control

Officials said 31 people were displaced by the fire, and six firefighters and three residents were injured, including a 25-year-old woman who broke her leg.

Neighbors said they saw a woman jump from a second-floor window.

A 70-year-old man and 76-year-old woman were also treated for smoke inhalation at nearby hospitals, officials said. Their grandson said they've since been released.

"They're all right. They're in hotels right now," Javonn Gordy said. "There's a lot going through my mind, but I'm just waiting to see what happens."

The FDNY said it took about 170 first responders nearly three hours to get the four-alarm blaze under control.

"It's a shame to see it go like this," said neighbor Alfred Nowlie, who used to own the building where the fire broke out.

Building resident Hope Hatcher, who is now homeless, told NY1 the fire was "just crazy to see."

"It happened so fast," she said. "I didn't know what to think or do at first, so I'm just sitting in the car for a minute, and then I walked around the corner, and I see the whole window engulfed in flames. It was so crazy."

Hatcher said she lost everything in the blaze, including her most prized possession: her original music.

"That's really the only thing that really touched me that I would really care to go back for," she said. "I don't care about clothes. That can be replaced, but that's my music."

Hatcher and her family are among the 10 families displaced by the fire. Officials said the Red Cross is helping them find other accommodations.

"They're saying it's not able to be salvaged. Nothing. They have to tear the building down," Hatcher said. "I'm left with the question of what do I do now? What's next?"

The cause of the blaze is still unclear. The Fire Marshall is investigating.