Overview
- The blaze, reported around 5:30 a.m. Thursday at 505 East 184th Street in Belmont, spread across the top floor and into the roof.
- FDNY raised the response to five alarms by about 7:30 a.m., deploying more than 280 firefighters and EMS using interior hose lines and tower ladders.
- One resident was found dead in the apartment where the fire started, and officials said other occupants got out without reported injuries.
- FDNY leaders reported four firefighters with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, while some outlets later said six were hospitalized.
- The roof fell into the top floor and parts of the cornice collapsed as crews used drones with thermal cameras to find hot spots, with fire marshals now investigating the cause.