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.
Photo by Jeff O’Connell.
Photo by Christian Emanuel.
Video by Jeff O’Connell.
Video by Jeff O’Connell.
Why mess up perfectly good pictures with Instagram border ‘filters’?
Wazza mattah bro, no wanna be all hip and cool?
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 🙂
That building is hardly a high-rise. It’s a 12 story building. Perhaps it was considered a high-rise in the 1920s.
I had also wondered about that “high-rise” description.
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!