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Four-Alarm Fire Rips Through Upper West Side Apartment Building

Investigators have not identified a cause.

Overview

  • The blaze began Tuesday morning inside a six-story, non-fireproof building at West 106th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
  • Flames were visible shooting through the top floor and roof during the response.
  • Two people were reported injured, and responders carried one person down from the building.
  • New York City Emergency Management deployed warming buses to assist displaced residents.
  • Streets in the area were closed to traffic during the firefighting operation.