Overview
- The fire ignited around 8:20 a.m. in a six-story building at West 107th Street and Amsterdam Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
- FDNY crews rescued residents from upper floors, including a person who could not descend, and cleared the building.
- Three people—two residents and a firefighter—were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, according to FDNY officials.
- Flames consumed the top floor and roof, and a portion of the roof and a street-facing wall collapsed, leading to a collapse zone and street closures.
- Evacuated residents were sheltered on MTA buses and at Ascension Church as crews contend with freezing conditions and ice control at the scene.