Six Baltimore City firefighters were injured while battling an early-morning fire on Wednesday.

Black, thick smoke filled the air in the 400 block of North Glover Street in East Baltimore.

The two-alarm fire started in the basement and quickly spread. The occupants of the multi-family home were able to escape the burning building, along with their pets.

6 firefighters were burned on the arms, hands and/or face and were being treated at Bayview Burn Center.

“This could have been a lot worse. We definitely don’t want to tell the story of injured firefighters, but we’re very fortunate that we just had minor injuries,” said Blair Adams, from the Baltimore City Fire Department.

Update: 6- FFs injured in 2-Alarm fire in the 400blk of N. Glover St. All non-life threatening injuries. All FFs transported to hospital for burns and 1 FFs w/ 2nd degree burns @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/lyZofLgtvP

— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) February 27, 2019

On the scene of a fire in East Baltimore. Six firefighters are injured. We’re told the injuries are non threatening. More information on @wbaltv11 pic.twitter.com/HRbNyurgdu

— Megan Pringle (@MeganWBAL) February 27, 2019

Baltimore city firefighters clean up after a two story row home leaves three people homeless and injures six firefighters. #wbal pic.twitter.com/gnISHf2Jmn

— Theo Hayes WBAL (@TheoHayesWBAL) February 27, 2019