Overview
- The five-alarm blaze at 505 East 184th Street, reported around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, left one resident dead in the apartment where the fire started.
- Flames on the top floor spread into the cockloft, the hollow space between the ceiling and roof, which helped drive the fire and led to a partial roof and cornice collapse.
- More than 280 firefighters and EMS members stretched multiple handlines and used tower ladders, and the fire was declared under control later in the morning.
- FDNY reports four firefighters with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, while amNewYork and the New York Post cite six injured firefighters and two civilians, a tally officials have not aligned.
- FDNY Fire Marshals are investigating the cause, crews used drones with thermal cameras to spot hot spots, and firefighters plan to remain on scene to secure the damaged building.