Firefighter Injured In 3-Alarm Washington Heights Fire: FDNY

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — One firefighter was injured while fighting a three-alarm fire in Washington Heights on Wednesday night, New York City Fire Department officials said.

According to the FDNY, the fire started just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday at 598 West 191st St. between Audubon Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue on the second floor of a six-story apartment building.

More than 130 firefighters and medics responded to the blaze, and got the fire under control at around 9 p.m., authorities said.

One firefighter was injured during the blaze, the FDNY said, and Red Cross was on the scene taking six families — 15 adults and four children — to emergency housing, according to a tweet from the Red Cross.

FDNY Fire Marshals investigating the cause of the fire, officials said.

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