Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out In Lenox Hill Building: FDNY
The fire left a ground-floor pediatrician's office shuttered but no injuries were reported, officials said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A blaze broke out on Saturday inside of a Lenox Hill building on Saturday, according to FDNY officials, leaving at least one pediatrician's office still shuttered as a result on Monday.
The flames broke out at 116 East 66 St. — a 13-story, 58-unit building between Lexington and Park avenues — at about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, officials sad.
60 firefighters and first responders sped to the scene, fighting the blaze for about 45 minutes until it was brought under control by midnight, according to FDNY officials.
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No injuries were reported, but at least one medical space on the ground floor — a pediatrician's office — remained closed as of Monday, according to a source.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, officials said.
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