Crime & Safety
Gramercy Fire: Early Morning Blaze Battled For An Hour, FDNY Says
Firefighters battled an early-morning blaze at 40 E 19th St.
GRAMERCY, NY — Firefighters battled an early-morning blaze on the top floor of a Gramercy building for more than an hour Thursday morning, authorities said.
The fire was thought to have started on the top floor of the nine-story building at 40 E. 19th St. about 4:39 a.m. an FDNY spokesman told Patch. It spread fast and needed about 100 firefighters to bring it under control, the spokesman said.
It was extinguished by 5:48 a.m. (Want more locals news? Subscribe here for free breaking news alerts, features and neighborhood updates from Patch.)
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No one was injured in the fire, FDNY said. The fire department said on Thursday afternoon that the blaze was accidental and caused by a grill left unattended. The department said that the building's smoke alarms were present and operational.
#FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of 6/22 2-alarm fire at 40 E 19 St MN was accidental, grill left on unattended. Smoke alarms present, operational
— FDNY (@FDNY) June 22, 2017
This post has been updated with additional information.
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