Overview
- Flames erupted around 8:20 a.m. on the top floor of a six‑story rental at 201 West 107th Street near Amsterdam Avenue, sending fire through the roof.
- FDNY escalated the incident to four alarms by about 9:10 a.m., ultimately deploying roughly 40 units and 140 fire and EMS personnel.
- Firefighters withdrew from interior operations due to structural concerns and used tower ladders after the roof fell into the top floor and a parapet section dropped into the street.
- The main body of fire was brought under control around 10:30 a.m.; FDNY reported two residents and one firefighter with non‑life‑threatening injuries, while some outlets cited four people hurt.
- NYC Emergency Management set up warming buses and the American Red Cross assisted residents as crews kept a watch line and collapse zone in place.