Residents were woken up by the smell of gas which they said extended miles away.   The Fire Department confirmed that five people were injured, all minor injuries. Two refused medical attention, while the rest were taken to Montefiore Medical Center.

Emergency crews evacuated multiple businesses and homes in a Bronx neighborhood because of a ruptured gas main on Sunday morning, a representative for the fire department said. Fumes and the odor of gas covered the area near 379 Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx around 9:40 a.

Five people were treated, three hospitalized, after a gas line ruptured Sunday morning in Bedford Park, prompting evacuations and street closures, officials said.