Crime & Safety
East Village Fire Breaks Out In Avenue C Building
Firefighters are currently battling a fire in a fourth-floor apartment on Avenue C.
EAST VILLAGE, NY — At least 60 firefighters are battling a blaze in an East Village building on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
A fire broke out in a fourth-floor apartment of a building in the 200 block of Avenue C, an FDNY spokesman told Patch. About 60 firefighters are currently on scene fighting the blaze.
No injuries were immediately reported.
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The fire started in a 14-story residential building. It was not immediately clear how the fire began.
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