Inwood fire leaves 3 dead, 14 hurt after flames engulf NYC apartment building
Fire marshals are investigating the cause after the blaze spread through open doors and left about 100 residents displaced, officials said.
- A 3-alarm fire erupted at 207 Dyckman St. in Inwood, Manhattan, early Monday, killing 3 people and injuring 11 others after the FDNY responded around 12:30 a.m.
- Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore stated the blaze began on the second floor and spread rapidly through open apartment doors, noting: "The apartments that had the doors closed had very little impact, no fire. The apartments that had doors open had more impact, more fire."
- More than 190 fire and EMS personnel responded to the three-alarm fire, rescuing residents from fire escapes. Roughly 100 residents were displaced, with the Red Cross utilizing an MTA bus to provide temporary shelter.
- Assistant Chief of EMS Operations Cesar Escobar reported 14 people were treated by EMS, including 5 civilians in critical condition and 1 firefighter with minor injuries. Fire marshals are investigating the cause.
- The National Weather Service issued a special advisory for elevated fire spread risk across the region from late Monday into the evening. Authorities have not yet released the identities of the three deceased victims.
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3 dead, many injured after fire tears through NYC apartment building
Three people died after a fire tore through a Manhattan apartment building early Monday morning.The fire was first reported at around 12:30 a.m. Monday in the middle of a six-floor apartment building on Dyckman Street between Broadway and Vermilyea Avenue in Inwood, CBS News reports.
According to reports, the building's only stairwell burst into flames within minutes, effectively cutting off the escape route.
3 Dead, 5 Critically Injured in Manhattan Apartment Fire
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Three people were killed and five others critically injured early Monday in a fire at a six-story apartment building in Upper Manhattan, authorities said. At 12:35 a.m. Monday, the FDNY received a call for a fire at 207 Dyckman Street in Manhattan. Units arrived within three minutes and observed fire on […]
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