New York: Fire officials say an overnight blaze that tore through a five-story apartment building in Manhattan has left one person is dead and 12 civilians and firefighters injured.
The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a building on East 93rd Street in the Yorkville neighbourhood on the Upper East Side. The flames quickly spread throughout the building and, at one point, were shooting out the roof, sending burning embers onto nearby buildings. Some residents of the burning building fled into the streets in their pajamas.
Firefighters have extinguished the blaze, but are still putting out hotspots. Fire department officials say one resident has died. Four others have minor injuries, and a fifth has serious injuries. Seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.
The fire has forced the closure of 93rd Street between First and Second avenues. First Avenue is closed between 91st and 94th streets.
