15 Families Lost Homes In Harlem Fire, Authorities Say

HARLEM, NY — Fifteen families were evacuated after a fire tore through a Harlem apartment building, the Red Cross of Greater New York said.

According to the FDNY, the fire started on Friday morning around 10 a.m. at 243 West 116th St., which is a six-story building between St. Nicholas Avenue and Frederick Douglass Avenue.

Around 60 firefighters and medics arrived at the scene and got it under control by 11:21 a.m., authorities said. No injuries were reported from the blaze, FDNY officials said.

The Red Cross said it provided emergency housing and financial assistance to 15 families who lost their homes.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the FDNY said.

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