60 Firefighters Sent To Mid-Morning Blaze In The Heights: NYPD

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A fire broke out Wednesday morning in Washington Heights within a six-story building at 540 West 157th Street, according to the FDNY.

The flames began at around 9:40 a.m., resulting in 60 firefighters getting called to the scene, an FDNY spokesperson told Patch.

The fire was quickly under control by 9:53 a.m., according to the FDNY. There were no reported injuries.

FDNY did not specify to Patch how the fire started.

Here's the building at 540 West 157th Street: