Fire Injures 2 In Harlem Emergency Shelter: FDNY

HARLEM, NY — A fire injured two people after flames broke out inside a Harlem hotel currently being used by the city as an emergency shelter on Friday, officials said.

The blaze at the Cambridge Hotel, located at 141 West 110th St. between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. boulevards, broke out on the fifth floor at around 10:15 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson.

Sixty firefighters and first responders arrived at the scene, battling the fire for about 30 minutes until it was brought under control, officials said.

Medics rushed two people to Harlem Hospital with injuries, but officials could not specify what those injuries were.

The residential hotel is currently being used by the city's Human Resources Administration as an emergency shelter, according to several court documents and lawsuits.

Whether the shelter is used to house asylum seekers is unclear from the records.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the fire marshal.

Friday's fire comes just a week after a four-alarm blaze in Harlem sent two people to the hospital.

Beyond last week, Harlem has seen a series of tragic fires this season.

Two weeks ago, another Harlem fire left one resident dead — a 27-year-old journalist. Officials now said that fire was caused by an e-bike battery.

Earlier in February, another person was killed and 11 were injured in a fire at a Harlem NYCHA apartment. On the same day, another fire broke out with no injuries.

In January, three people were injured in a fire on East 122nd St., with one of the victims — a sleeping, 23-year-old man — dying soon after from his injuries.

Back in November, two people were killed in a tragic brownstone fire on Malcolm X Boulevard.