What you should know
- The fire occurred around 2:19 pm in a building located at 36 Marble Hill Avenue, near West 255th Street.
- As a result of the flames, several neighbors and families were displaced from their homes.
- According to firefighters, the fire started under the first-floor stairwell and spread across four floors, damaging apartments along the way.
NEW YORK — A three-alarm fire spread through an apartment building in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan on Monday, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
The fire occurred around 2:19 pm in a building located at 36 Marble Hill Avenue, near West 255th Street.
As a result of the flames, several neighbors and families were displaced from their homes.
“I found everything destroyed, full of water,” said Xiomara Gómez, an affected resident. “We can’t stay, we have to go to a hotel, the Red Cross is helping us with that.”
According to firefighters, the fire started under the first-floor stairwell and spread across four floors, damaging apartments along the way.
An electric bicycle was found under the stairs, but no batteries were found.
Of the 10 injured, four were civilians and six were firefighters. All injuries were reportedly minor.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
2024-03-12 04:10:07
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