New York’s Bravest rushed to battle a blaze that ripped through the top floor of a Greenwood Heights building on Tuesday.
Residents called 911 after smelling smoke in their second-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue near 24th Street at 7:11 p.m., and 100 fire fighters rushed to quell the blaze, according to a spokesman for the department.
The smoke eaters managed to drown the flames by 8 p.m., and were able to trace the source of the fire to a crawlspace between the apartment’s second-floor ceiling and the roof, according to Deputy Chief James McNally, who commanded the operation.
Fire damage visible through a second-floor window.
Photo by Colin Mixson
The fire did not cause any injuries, and its cause remains under investigation, McNally said.
A hundred fire fighters turned out to battle Tuesday’s blaze.
Photo by Colin Mixson
