NEW : Fire Department spokesman : 14 have been taken to area hospitals . The fire department says the blaze started in a storage shed at the rear of the building and spread through several floors before it was brought under control by firefighters from Engine Company 2, Ladder Co. 3 `` It 's a hellish inferno , '' he tells reporters .
NEW : Fire Department spokesman : 14 have been taken to area hospitals . Firefighters still fighting hot spots Wednesday afternoon , official says . `` It 's a hellish inferno , '' he tells reporters .