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1 Seriously Injured In Upper East Side Fire

Officials said one person suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and an injured firefighter was treated at the scene.

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A fire at 645 Madison Avenue seriously injured one person on Friday, April 19.
A fire at 645 Madison Avenue seriously injured one person on Friday, April 19. (Screengrab via Google Street View)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Two people were injured after a fire broke out at an Upper East Side high-rise Friday afternoon, an FDNY spokesman said.

Firefighters were called to 645 Madison Avenue at 12:46 p.m. The electrical fire on the fourth floor of the building was brought under control just after 2 p.m.

The FDNY spokesman said a civilian suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

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A firefighter who was injured was treated at the scene.

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