The Brief
- An overnight Inwood fire in a six-story apartment building killed three people, left five others in critical condition, and injured several more, including a firefighter.
- The blaze started on the second floor just before 12:30 a.m. and quickly spread, with officials saying open apartment doors may have allowed smoke and flames to travel throughout the building.
- About 100 residents were displaced, many forced to escape down fire escapes as stairwells became too dangerous, while the cause remains under investigation.
NEW YORK – An overnight fire tore through an apartment building in Upper Manhattan, killing at least three people and leaving several others fighting for their lives.
What we know:
The flames broke out just before 12:30 a.m. inside a six-story mixed-use building on Dyckman Street near Broadway in Inwood, according to the FDNY. The fire quickly escalated to a three-alarm response.…