Crime & Safety
Chinatown Fire Rips Through Mott Street Building: FDNY
More than 100 firefighters were responding to the Mott Street blaze Wednesday, FDNY said.

CHINATOWN, NY — A three alarm fire ripped through a Chinatown apartment building Wednesday afternoon, FDNY said.
More than 100 firefighters from 25 units are battling a blaze that sparked at 12:43 p.m. on the second floor of the four-story 113 Mott St. building, a FDNY spokesman said. The address is listed as having the Long Xing Grocery on the first floor.
2/ Within seconds, @FDNY was there on site. I’m glad I called because the situation escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/7yXeAKKBcV
— Akash Malhotra (@AkashMalhotra) December 19, 2018
Two civilians suffered serious injuries and are being treated at a local hospital. It was not immediately clear how the fire started.
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