Two children, including an infant, are injured after a fire broke out in their Bath Beach, Brooklyn apartment building.

Tenants in the apartment where the blaze broke out left their fire-proof door open and so flames quickly spread and smoke filled the hallways.

A hallway darkened by fire and smoke is the aftermath of the flames that tore through a Bath Beach apartment building injuring 16 on Wednesday. "The fire everywhere. The fire department is everywhere.

Brooklyn firefighters battled an intense fire on Wednesday morning that injured 16 people — including three residents left in critical condition. The two-alarm inferno broke out inside 65 Bay 19th St.

Two children and several firefighters were among those treated for injuries after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports from the scene.

Sixteen people, including six firefighters and at least two children, were injured in an early morning fire at a Brooklyn apartment building, the FDNY said. The fire started just after 6 a.m. in a seven-story building at 65 Bay 19th Street in the Bath Beach area,

The community in Bath Beach is dealing with the wreckage left behind. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado spoke to residents who say they're thankful for their safety and hope the children recover.