1 Dead, 3 Injured In Hamilton Heights Fire, FDNY Says

HAMILTON HEIGHTS, NY — A two-alarm fire that ripped through a Hamilton Heights apartment building on Monday morning killed an 80-year-old man and injured three others, New York City Fire Department officials said.

According to the FDNY, the fire broke out at 1:30 a.m. at 660 Riverside Drive between West 143rd Street and West 144th Street.

The blaze took 141 firefighters to put out, and all 54 apartments were evacuated, officials said.

An 80-year-old man died in the fire, and three other people — two of them firefighters — were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries.

The fire's cause is under investigation, officials said.

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