One person is dead and multiple people are injured following an early Thursday morning fire in Belmont.

The FDNY says it received a call for a fire on the top floor of a building at 505 E 184th St. between Bassford Avenue and Bathgate Avenue at 5:30 a.m.

According to officials, the fire was on the top floor and cockloft of the building.

Fire officials say it took 270 firefighters more than two and a half hours to bring those flames under control.

One resident of the building is dead. Six firefighters suffered minor injuries, including a minor sprain and heat exhaustion.

Officials say the fire started in the apartment of the person who died.

People who live in the building have been relocated to a reception center at P.S. 159. The American Red Cross is on scene to give them what they need.

Although the fire is now out, the chief of operations says it has left extensive damage.

"There is heavy damage to this building as you can hear and see behind me, the roof collapsed to the top floor. There was also extensive collapse of the cornice," he says.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.