Crime & Safety
2 Firefighters Hospitalized In UWS Apartment Fire Friday: FDNY
Two firefighters and a civilian were transported to Mount Sinai West for injuries sustained in the early morning fire, officials said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY - Three people, including two firefighters, were hospitalized following an Upper West Side apartment building fire early Friday morning, authorities said.
The blaze on the first floor of the pre-war rental building at 137 West 82 St. was first reported about 2:14 a.m., fire officials told Patch.
Medics rushed the three victims to Mount Sinai West for non-life threatening injuries, fire officials said.
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The blaze was deemed under control about 2:54 a.m. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, fire officials said.
It was not immediately clear how much damage the building sustained. The five-story, 10-unit building was built around 1900 and offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, according to StreetEasy.
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