FDNY battling high-rise blaze on NYC’s East 52nd Street

Two people were seriously hurt and others were hanging out of their apartment windows after a fire broke out on East 52nd Street early Saturday, the FDNY said.

The three-alarm blaze erupted on the 20th floor at 429 East 52nd St. around 10:30 a.m., officials said.

At least two people suffered life-threatening injuries while seven others were also hurt.

First responders were checking for residents who may have been trapped on the roof of the 37-story building and the stairwells, the FDNY said.

Two people were seriously hurt after a fire broke out on East 52nd Street early Saturday, the FDNY said.
Two people were seriously hurt after a fire broke out on East 52nd Street early Saturday, the FDNY said.
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“I can actually smell the fire from my apartment on 54th st,” tweeted Kiirstyn Marilyn @Kiirstin Marilyn.

NYPD was having aviation units check the roof for building occupants, according to first responder broadcast reports.

The building, known as the Rivercourt, has 292 apartments.

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