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.

Six firefighters were also injured in the blaze along with seven residents. Each of them was treated for minor injuries.

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.

Officials say 16 people were injured in a fire in Bath Beach, including six firefighters. Officials say an adult and child were found unconscious. Three people, including two children and one adult, are in critical condition.

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,

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.