Crime & Safety

1 Injured In UWS Fire, FDNY Says

The fire started at 2:06 a.m. Tuesday.

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — One person was injured in a fire that broke out overnight in an Upper West Side apartment building, New York City Fire Department officials told Patch.

According to the FDNY, the fire started at 2:06 a.m. Tuesday inside 62 West 70th St., a four-story building on the corner of Columbus Avenue.

The fire, which started inside one of the 10 apartments, took 21 FDNY units and 50 minutes to get under control.

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One resident with minor injuries was taken to an area hospital.

The FDNY is investigating the cause of the fire.

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