Part of the scaffolding that surrounded a condemned ground zero skyscraper collapsed Thursday, injuring two firefighters, the Fire Department said.

The scaffolding fell from the north side of the building facing the World Trade Center site shortly before 2 p.m., department spokesman Frank Gribbon said. Two firefighters were injured, he said.

The department said some construction workers were also injured; the extent of their injuries was not known. Further details weren't immediately available.

Demolition work at the former Deutsche Bank skyscraper was suspended after a fire on Saturday that killed two firefighters, but work has continued to remove debris and contain toxic material in the condemned building across from ground zero.

Fire marshals have been at the building investigating the fire at the 26-story, partially demolished tower. Firefighters Richard Meddia and Joseph Graffagnino died on the building's 14th floor, a few floors below where the blaze broke out. The cause is under investigation.

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