The deadly apartment blaze in Inwood incinerated eight apartments, and about 100 residents were left homeless.
Monday, May 4, 2026 9:23PMThe FDNY says flames broke out on the first floor of an apartment on Dyckman Street after 12:35 a.m. on Monday. 14 people were hurt, five of them are in critical condition, including several children.
A firefighter was also hurt. The FDNY is reminding people of the importance of shutting the door behind you in a fire to prevent major damage. Juan Carlos Murraya Ceveda was visibly traumatized after hearing children trapped inside his burning building, crying for help. A young woman was standing outside of his window on the fire escape, burning.
He says he covered her with his jacket and she begged him to save her father. The fire started on the first floor then consumed the stairwells and hallways and rocketed up through the roof of the 6-story building. Firefighters arrived within 3 minutes to find residents trapped on the fire escape and thick black smoke pouring out of the building. It took 200 FDNY personnel nearly two and a half hours to get the fire under control.
"It is under the housing maintenance code, a requirement that all doors be self-closing and so if tenants are propping them open, we do need to do more to educate them on why not to do that. But we also need to make sure that landlords are complying with making sure all doors are self-closing," Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy said.
Closed doors can help lessen or even completely prevent the spread of fire, which is why it's better to sleep with bedroom doors closed.
"We are going to do everything within our power to ensure that those are being taken and that New Yorkers understand the consequences of that," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. The DOB issued an immediate emergency declaration to seal the premises in the interest of public safety.
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