A HUGE fire has ripped through a 12 storey apartment building in New York injuring 34 people.

Fire officials have confirmed they responded to a faulty oil burner in the basement of the high-rise which caused the spread of toxic carbon monoxide in the Tribeca area.

7 Hundreds of emergency workers reportedly responded to the fire and gas leak in Tribeca Credit: Splash News

7 Firefighters evacuated the building due to the spread of carbon monoxide Credit: Splash News

7 An injured woman is stretchered into an ambulance after a fire ripped through a building in New York Credit: Twitter/@john_ryu

The apartment block has been evacuated due to the high levels of the poisonous gas.

The NYPD confirmed that one of the victims was critically injured, reports NBC.

Authorities said the fire started in the basement at around 8:30am local time.

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Hazmat crews arrived on the scene after firefighters found "high carbon monoxide readings throughout the building,” reports NBC.

Other injured residents at building in Murray Street fell unconscious due to the high levels of the fumes.

Investigators are assessing the air quality of neighbouring buildings due to the spread of the toxic gas.

7 Firefighters pictured at the scene of the gas leak in Tribeca Credit: Splash News

7 Onlookers pictured behind a police cordon at the scene in Murray Street in Tribeca

7 Most of the injured have minor problems as a result of the gas leak, authorities confirmed Credit: Splash News

7 At least 34 people have been injured after the fire and carbon monoxide leak Credit: Twitter/@surgeonandtonic

Most of the victims have minor problems, according to local news outlets.

Images from the scene show dozens of emergency vehicles and more than 100 firefighters helping to suppress the blaze and care for the injured.

Authorities have confirmed the FBI and the bomb squad are also checking a suspicious package nearby, reports local news outlet Pix 11.

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