Crime & Safety

2-Alarm Fire In East Harlem, FDNY Says

The fire started on the bottom floor of a four-story apartment building and spread to the second and third floors, authorities said.

EAST HARLEM, NY — A two-alarm fire broke out early Wednesday morning in a deli in East Harlem, near the Upper East Side border, the FDNY said.

According to the FDNY, the fire started at 7:48 a.m. inside 2006 Second Ave. between East 103rd Street and East 104th Street.

The fire started on the bottom floor of a four-story apartment building and spread to the second and third floors, authorities said.

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The second alarm for the fire came over at 8:02 a.m., and more than 140 firefighters and medics responded, getting the fire under control at 9:29 a.m., the FDNY said.

The FDNY said no injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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

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