A Saturday evening fire tore through a residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, injuring four people and sending heavy smoke billowing between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues. The blaze broke out on the ninth floor of the building and pushed residents out to the sidewalks, where neighbors watched firefighters battle the flames. One person was taken to a hospital, while three others were treated at the scene.
FDNY: 120 personnel responded; blaze controlled in under an hour
According to the New York Post, first responders reached the scene at roughly 5 p.m., with about 120 firefighters and EMS personnel dispatched to knock down the fire. FDNY sources told the outlet that the flames, which started on the ninth floor, were declared under control at about 5:43 p.m. The Post reported that four people were hurt in total, with one transported to a hospital and three treated on site.
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