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.
This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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