More than a dozen people were injured when a wind-whipped fire ripped through three homes along Valentine Avenue in the Fordham-Bedford neighborhood. According to officials, 13 firefighters and three civilians were injured after a four-alarm blaze erupted inside an abandoned wood-frame home at 2860 Valentine Ave., at just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27.

After flames spread to adjacent three-story homes at 2862 and 2866 Valentine Ave., nearly 200 firefighters were needed during the two hours it took to bring the blaze under control.

FDNY Assistant Chief Ronald Spadafora said they pulled firefighters away from the homes for safety reasons. “We pulled them out because of the magnitude of the fire and the structural soundness of the building,” he said.

Longtime Bedford Park resident Hector Miolan watched the scene unfold. “The flames were coming out the window and this guy broke the window and just jumped,” he said. “He went out the window and then ran into the street.”

Officials could not immediately say how many people were displaced, but those residents were put up in temporary housing by the Red Cross.

Fire officials could also not immediately say if the fire spread to the back of several stores on East 198th Street.

The telephone to Rite Aid had a steady busy-signal on Monday morning.

According to officials, 15 of the injuries were said to be minor in nature, but one victim was reported to be in critical condition.

Fire marshals have deemed the fire suspicious and are continuing to investigate its origin.