A multi-alarm fire broke out around 7:15 p.m. on Monday in a six-story residential building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. The incident led to one fatality and injuries to six firefighters. Approximately 138 FDNY and EMS personnel were deployed across 33 emergency units.
The fire broke out around 7:15 p.m. on the Upper East Side.One person was killed and six firefighters were injured after a fire broke out at an apartment building in New York City on Monday.One person was killed and six firefighters were injured after a multi-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Monday.
Crews stretched multiple hose lines and had to pull apart walls to fight the flames, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY. "You know, the art and skill of a firefighter is inherently dangerous," a spokesperson for the FDNY said on Monday night. "It's a cold night, we have a lot of water going on, we have ventilation -- windows breaking, we have a lot of fire and smoke. So, thank God, all the seem to be minor at this time."
FIRE NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT BUILDING UPPER EAST SIDE FDNY
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