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    TWO INJURED IN SMOKY WEST END AVENUE BLAZE

    March 12, 2015 | 3:48 PM - Updated on March 13, 2015 | 8:57 AM
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    Screen Shot 2015-03-12 at 3.35.17 PM
    Photo by Jeff O’Connell.

    Two civilians were injured in a fire on the first floor of a West End Avenue high-rise that brought out 60 firefighters on Thursday morning.

    The fire at 580 West End Avenue (88th street) was called in at 9:14 a.m., and was escalated to an “all-hands” alert, drawing 12 units and 60 firefighters. The blaze was put out at 9:47, according to an FDNY spokesperson.

    One of the injured people was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital.

    The cause is under investigation.

    Screen Shot 2015-03-12 at 3.40.51 PM
    Photo by Jeff O’Connell.

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    Photo by Christian Emanuel.


    Video by Jeff O’Connell.


    Video by Jeff O’Connell.

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    6 Comments
    Frank
    Frank
    11 years ago

    Why mess up perfectly good pictures with Instagram border ‘filters’?

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    Independent
    Independent
    11 years ago
    Reply to  Frank

    Wazza mattah bro, no wanna be all hip and cool?

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    Anon
    Anon
    11 years ago

    Only a UWSider/NYorker can find something to complain about in these pics! It’s a beautiful pic! I would want to frame it too! Try to have a nice day 🙂

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    Siddhartha
    Siddhartha
    11 years ago

    That building is hardly a high-rise. It’s a 12 story building. Perhaps it was considered a high-rise in the 1920s.

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    Independent
    Independent
    11 years ago
    Reply to  Siddhartha

    I had also wondered about that “high-rise” description.

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    Ari Mintz
    Ari Mintz
    11 years ago

    Nice work, @Jeff O’Connell. Great breaking news instincts with still and video coverage and in addition, finding a really nice, arty moment with the silhouette image. The best news is no fatalities and no one seriously injured!

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