3 Injured In Massive 4-Alarm Fire On The UWS, FDNY Says

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A massive four-alarm fire broke out in a six-story apartment building Tuesday morning on the Upper West Side, injuring three people, New York City Fire Department officials said.

According to the FDNY, the fire started at 201 West 107th St. on the top floor at 8:20 a.m. Black smoke was billowing out of the collapsing roof of the apartment building in a photo posted by the FDNY on X (formerly Twitter), and parts of the building's parapet were falling into the street below.

FDNY officials issued the third alarm at 8:34 a.m., and the fourth alarm came in at 9:10 a.m.

Around 140 firefighters and medics responded to the blaze, FDNY officials said. Three people, including two residents and one firefighter, had minor injuries from the fire.

The New York City Department of Emergency Management said that people nearby should expect smoke and traffic delays.

"Upon arrival, we had heavy, heavy fire on that top floor and through the roof," Kevin Woods, the chief of fire operations at the FDNY, said.

"Our engine companies moved in very aggressively, and did extinguish a tremendous amount of fire, but due to the amount of fire and the structural stability, we had to remove them to below that top floor and open up with tower ladders. These are large caliber streams and able to extinguish that fire."

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