Person Injured After Fire In Wash Heights Residential Building

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A person was injured after a fire broke out Thursday evening in an Upper Manhattan residential building, an FDNY spokesperson told Patch.

The flames ignited at 6:59 p.m. on the 17th floor of a 20-story building at 17 Fort George Hill, FDNY said.

The flames were under control by 7:32 p.m., according to the FDNY.

The individual who was hurt was taken to Harlem Hospital with a minor injury, the spokesperson said.

Videos were posted to the Citizen App of the uptown fire scene in Upper Manhattan on Thursday, you can watch the footage here.

It is unclear how the fire started.

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