Bronx House Fire Triggers Wall Collapse as Nearly 200 FDNY Members Battle 3-Alarm Blaze

A massive three-alarm fire tore through a three-story home in the Bronx on Friday, prompting a large FDNY response and a defensive firefighting operation after part of the building collapsed.

Nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to a raging three-alarm fire Friday afternoon at a private residence on East 160th Street in the Bronx, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames consuming the three-story dwelling and immediately launched an aggressive interior attack to stop the blaze from spreading to nearby structures…

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