A Bronx apartment building fire at 3514 Rochambeau Ave., between East Gun Hill Road and East 212th Street, on Friday, February 14, left six people injured, including a two-year-old child. The patients were treated by EMS for smoke inhalation and transported to local hospitals, according to the FDNY.
The fire started on the third floor and quickly moved to the fourth and fifth floors of the six-story building. Nearly 140 fire and EMS personnel were needed to extinguish the blaze. One of the tenants in the building was trapped inside the burning building, according to a report by ABC News. When she opened the door, the hallway was pitch black from all the smoke. There were multiple rescues, including several children. FDNY Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of the fire while the Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents.
Washington Heights Fire Injures Four
Four people were injured in an overnight fire on Tuesday, February 17, in Washington Heights on Wadsworth Avenue, between West 186th and West 185th Streets. At least one person is critically injured. According to the FDNY, 12 units responded to the blaze, and 60 fire and EMS personnel were on the scene. The fire broke out around 12:40 am on the third floor of the apartment building. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
