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Four people taken to hospital following two-alarm Williamsburg fire

August 7, 2021 | 3:45pm | Updated August 7, 2021 | 3:45pm

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Four people were taken to the hospital following a two-alarm blaze that erupted at an apartment building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, authorities said.

FDNY officials said the fire broke out at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in a second-floor apartment at 227 South Second St., and reached to the third floor before being brought under control an hour later.

About 100 firefighters responded. Frightened residents could be seen on the fifth-floor fire escapes as the FDNY extinguished the flames.

FDNY officials said the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

A scorched electric scooter was found in the “fire apartment,” FDNY sources said. What looked like a charger and battery were also recovered from the scene by investigators, another source said.

Victims at the scene of a two alarm fire 227 S 2nd Street in Brooklyn, August 7th
Victims at the scene of a two-alarm fire on South 2nd Street in Brooklyn on Aug. 7, 2021.
William Farrington
Two people suffered minor injuries.
FDNY officials said the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
William Farrington
FDNY at the scene of a two alarm fire on South 2nd Street in Brooklyn.
FDNY at the scene of a two-alarm fire on South 2nd Street in Brooklyn.
William Farrington
An electric scooter submerged in water outside of the building on South 2nd Street shortly after fire department douse flames.
An electric scooter submerged in water outside of the building on South 2nd Street shortly after the fire department doused flames.
Michael Dalton

Four people were treated for minor injuries, authorities said.