Overview
- Fire ignited around 8:20 a.m. at 201 West 107th Street near Amsterdam Avenue and rapidly extended through the top floor and roof.
- FDNY escalated the incident to four alarms by about 9:10 a.m., deploying roughly 40 units and 140 fire and EMS personnel.
- Two residents and one firefighter sustained minor injuries, with patients discovered inside during operations and transported for treatment.
- The six-story, non-fireproof building with four apartments per floor suffered partial roof and parapet collapse, leading officials to establish a sidewalk collapse zone.
- The main body of fire was placed under control at about 10:30 a.m.; the Department of Buildings fully vacated the property as the Red Cross registered 24 households for assistance while a watch line remains in place.