Men Toss Molotov Cocktail Inside Harlem Building, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify two men who lit a fire in a Harlem apartment building by lighting and throwing a Molotov cocktail, police said.

The two men entered a building on Madison Avenue and EAst 116th Street around 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, police said. Once inside, the men lit a bottle containing flammable liquid and threw it near the door before fleeing the scene, police said.

The flames were extinguished before anybody was hurt, police said.

Police released surveillance video from the building that shows the two men walking around and then throwing the lit Molotov cocktail.