Rooftop Fire Erupts At East Harlem Luxury Apartment Building: FDNY

EAST HARLEM, NY - Firefighters in East Harlem battled an early morning rooftop fire at a luxury apartment building on Madison Avenue Thursday, authorities said.

The blaze at 1770 Madison Ave. between East 116th and 117th streets was reported about 7 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson told Patch.

12 units, including 60 fire and medical personnel, responded to the fire atop the eight-story building, fire officials said.

The fire was deemed under control about 30 minutes later.

No injuries were reported, fire officials said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

1770 Madison Ave. is a decade-old, self-described luxury apartment building in the neighborhood with one bedroom units renting for as much as $3,500, per StreetEasy.