Two New York police officer were injured Tuesday after a man allegedly threw a flaming gas can at police, igniting an apartment fire.

The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. when Webster police responded to a disturbance at an apartment, WHAM-TV reports. At the scene, officers smelled a strong gas odor, and a caller had told dispatchers that gasoline was inside his apartment. 

When police ordered a man inside the apartment to leave, he refused. That's when officers forced their way in and found the suspect had set a gas can on fire.

The suspect allegedly threw the flaming gas can at the the officers, and the flames set the apartment on fire. The suspect was taken out of the apartment, and police evacuated nearby residents while using extinguishers to try to put out the fire.

Firefighters eventually put out the fire, which didn't spread to other apartment units.

Two officers were taken to the hospital for smoke exposure. One of the officers also suffered a minor burn, and both have been released.

The suspect also was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No charges against the man have been announced.