The dual blazes broke out in Yorkville and Midtown, including one at an e-bike shop.
Two raging fires in Manhattan on Monday night and early Tuesday left one person dead and several other people injured, including seven firefighters.
“We had a heavy body of fire, originally on the fifth and sixth floor,” FDNY Assistant Chief Thomas Currao told reporters at the scene. Six firefighters sustained minor injuries, officials said, and residents from up to 10 apartments were displaced due to damage from water and smoke. The Red Cross was helping to relocate the residents, who were sheltering in the lobbies of neighboring buildings. The fire marshal was still investigating the cause of the blaze, according to the FDNY.
A total of 86 firefighters and emergency medical workers responded to and extinguished the blaze, which officials said broke out in a 12-story commercial building. Hazmat units also came to the scene to deal with the
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