1 killed, 17 injured in New York City apartment fire

24/2/2024 10:12

        One person was killed and 17 were injured in a fire that broke out at a New York City apartment building, leaving some residents trapped on the fire escape on Friday.
        
        Twelve people were taken to area hospitals, and four were in critical condition.
        
        One person, whose identity has not yet been released, was also in critical condition at the scene but died at the hospital
        
        New York City fire officials responded shortly after 2 p.m. (local Time) to a fire that began on the third floor of a six-story residential building at 2 St. Nicholas Place in Harlem, with flames and heavy smoke blowing into the hallway and trapping residents above.
        
        Upon arrival, officials found numerous residents on the building's fire escapes, and another three people trapped, hanging off windows on the fifth floor
        
        Three firefighters were lowered by rope from the roof to rescue those residents.
        
        The cause of the fire remains under investigation.