By Associated Press - Monday, May 2, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - Fire officials say five people suffered minor injuries in an overnight fire in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn.

A fire department spokesman says the blaze broke out on the first floor of the three-story building at 1:24 a.m. Monday.

The building on Voorhies Avenue houses a business on the first floor and apartments above.

Three firefighters and two civilians suffered minor injuries.

The fire was brought under control at 4:32 a.m.

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