Fire At Inwood Residential Building Blows Out Floor Of Windows

INWOOD, NY — A blaze blew out a floor of windows Monday morning at 80 Seaman Avenue in Inwood.

The all-hands fire ignited around 10:40 a.m. in multiple apartments of the building and was put under control by 11:34 a.m., the FDNY told Patch.

There were no injuries.

Photos of the building after the flames show multiple windows blown out on the third floor of the residence.

The FDNY did not tell Patch how the fire started as the cause is still being investigated.

Christine Flickner, a resident of the building, told Patch that neighbors called the fire department after they smelled smoke.

"Just glad it didn't spread to other apartments," Flickner said. "The last fire we had was about 2 years ago in 2A."

The blaze a couple of years ago in 80 Seaman Avenue killed two people.

While it is not confirmed, multiple neighbors shared on Facebook that the tenants where the flames started on Monday morning were not home.

Residents also told Patch that the super of the building said the cause of the fire was unattended lit candles and Christmas decorations. This is not confirmed.

The fire Monday morning at 80 Seaman Avenue comes around 2 weeks after flames ravaged 78 Post Avenue for the second time in 2021.

There were no injuries in the nearby blaze, but it left roughly 40 residents homeless.