YONKERS – An overloaded power strip caused a fire that injured five people in a Yonkers apartment building early Friday.

Two residents were plucked from a sixth-floor fire escape when a blaze broke out in their apartment shortly after 5 a.m. as a result of an overwhelmed power strip in the living room, Deputy Chief Kevin Ford said.

One of the residents and four firefighters were injured.

Firefighters responded to the seven-story apartment building at 200 Valentine Lane and fought the blaze for about an hour.

“As bad as the fire was, it was contained to the fire apartment,” Ford said. “The guys did an amazing job. They got in quick and they knocked it down.”

Firefighters had to call in extra manpower to cut a hole in the roof due to heavy smoke in the attic area, but the fire had not spread.

One of the residents was taken to St. John’s Riverside Hospital, citing minor difficulty breathing. His wife accompanied him to the hospital but was not injured.

Three firefighters had minor injuries, and the fourth was taken to Westchester Medical Center with elevated carbon-monoxide levels.

Ford said only the

two residents needed to be relocated and that the adjoining apartments only suffered minor water damage and were fine for occupancy. The local Red Cross was working to relocate the residents.

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