Crime & Safety
Fire Along NYC Pride Parade Route Injures 9 (UPDATE)
The fire broke out between the first and second story of a building on Hudson Street.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — Authorities battled a fire along the NYC Pride parade route that left nine firefighters injured. The fire, between the first and second floor of a building on Hudson Street, broke out around 3 p.m. Sunday.
Crews were able to bring the fire under control nearly three hours later at 5:45 p.m.
An FDNY spokesperson told Patch that the blaze broke out at 615 Hudson Street. The building also had elevated carbon monoxide levels, according to the FDNY.
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A total of nine firefighters suffered injuries in the blaze and at least two of the firefighters have serious injuries, the spokesperson said.
#FDNY on scene at #PrideFest pic.twitter.com/rkPUo7VIq7
— Marianne Nebel (@MarianneNY) June 25, 2017
.@FDNY responding to a fire in a building near 12th and Hudson St., a couple blocks from #NYCPride2017 #breaking pic.twitter.com/pSEc3568oy
— Francesca Fontana (@francescamarief) June 25, 2017
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