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ONE SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED IN FIRE AT LOCAL UNIVERSITY NYIT

December 19, 2016 | 12:01 AM
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A fire broke out on the 10th floor of the New York Institute of Technology at 1855 Broadway at 61st Street on Sunday night, drawing a very large response from the FDNY.

The fire was called in at 10:33 p.m. One person was seriously injured, though expected to survive, according to an FDNY spokesman. The fire was under control as of 11:28 p.m. There were 106 firefighters at the scene.

Scene as of 11 pm at NYIT @fdny @westsiderag #upperwestside pic.twitter.com/DnXiHeyd0L

— Mark Lee (@goestotwelve) December 19, 2016

Photo by Mark Lee.

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