Crime & Safety
UWS Blaze Sends 60 Firefighters To Amsterdam Houses: FDNY
60 firefighters put out a residential building blaze Wednesday afternoon on the Upper West Side, according to the FDNY.
UPDATE: 2:56 p.m.
The Upper West Side blaze was put under control at 2:20 p.m. The FDNY reported no injuries, but didn't specify how the fire started.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in a residential building on the Upper West Side, according to the FDNY.
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The flames ignited at 1:52 p.m. on the fourth floor of a building at 249 West 62nd Street, which is an address part of the Amsterdam Houses NYCHA development that stretches from 61st to 64th Street.
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday there are 60 firefighters battling the flames within the six-story building.
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