Overview

• The FDNY was dispatched just after 10 a.m. on August 15 to 305 E. 95th Street for reports of a roof fire at a six-story prewar apartment building.
• A nearby witness reported a loud boom before flames and plumes of black smoke erupted from the rooftop.
• More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel responded under a three-alarm assignment, with helicopter footage showing crews spraying water atop the roof deck.
• No injuries have been reported as crews brought the blaze under control on the 59-unit red-brick structure.
• The FDNY Fire Marshal has opened an investigation into the fire’s cause, focusing on potential rooftop ignition sources.