A high-rise fire in East Midtown on Saturday morning briefly left scores of residents trapped in their homes amid heavy smoke, it was reported.
At least seven people were critically injured in the inferno, two of whom are now hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according toThe Fire Department said the three-alarm blaze ignited at about 10:33 a.m. on Nov. 5 inside the apartment building at 429 East 52nd St.
Sources at the scene said FDNY marshals are looking into whether the fire was started by a lithium ion battery left charging inside the building. During a press conference at the scene, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said two residents were repairing an e-bike when the device caught fire. A firefighter works inside a high-rise apartment building in East Midtown that caught fire on Nov. 5, 2022.More than a hundred firefighters responded to the inferno, which engulfed the 20th floor. WABC-TV reported that residents were told to shelter in place while the Bravest worked to contain residence.
Smoke conditions were so bad that about 20 residents wound up going to the roof of the building to get fresh air, WABC-TV added.Fire marshals are now investigating the cause of the blaze, sources said.Flames reportedly engulfed the 20th floor of a high-rise on East 52nd Street in East Midtown on Nov. 5, 2022.
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