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Commercial Building Consumed by Three-Alarm Fire

Incident reported at 1796 Westchester Ave.

Citizen user video shows firefighters at the scene.

The fire is on the first floor of a two-story business.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1796 Westchester Ave.

A second alarm has been declared, and additional units are en route.

Citizen user video shows heavy black smoke rising from the scene.

No injuries have been reported at this time, but EMS is at the scene.

Citizen user videos show heavy smoke rising next to a Dunkin' Donuts as firefighters work to remove the metal gate from the entrance of another business.

The fire has been raised to a third alarm.

Medics advise that while there are no patients at this time, the fire may be spreading and poses a risk to public safety.

Citizen user video shows the smoke is blanketing the area.

The power has been shut off and train speeds have been reduced near the scene, where firefighters advise the current response will likely not be enough.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1783 Westchester Ave.

Citizen user video shows the massive firefighter response at the scene, where ladders and the building disappear into the heavy smoke.

Citizen user video shows firefighters spraying water into the second-story window.

In an update provided on the FDNY Instagram, Deputy Assistant Chief Kevin Woods reports approximately 140 firefighters on scene. All units were forced to back out of the building and continue spraying water on the building from exterior positions. Woods advises "this will be an extended operation."

Firefighters have placed the fire under control. Two fire engines will remain on scene.

According to the FDNY Instagram, a man was arrested on scene for assaulting an EMT officer. The officer was not injured.

One firefighter has been transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries. No other injuries have been reported.

Citizen user video shows firefighters continuing to operate at the scene.

Citizen user lilheck174bx shows video of the wreckage left in the wake of the fire.