A three-alarm fire tore through a Chelsea building on Sunday morning, leaving the top of the building a charred husk and four firefighters injured.
FDNY
A three-alarm fire tore through a Chelsea building on Sunday morning, leaving the top of the building a charred husk and four firefighters injured.
According to the FDNY, the blaze erupted at approximately 6:08 a.m. at 208 7th Avenue, located between 21st and 22nd streets. Department officials said the fire rapidly spread throughout the six-story vacant building.
The severity of the inferno was raised to two alarms at 6:17 a.m., then to three alarms at 6:24 a.m., resulting in some 192 firefighters and EMS responding to the scene.
Thick, black smoke could be observed wafting from the building as firefighters tackled the blaze, extending several ladders and dousing it with water from above. During the battle, FDNY sources say at least four crew members suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital. They are expected to recover.
No other injuries were reported. The fire was placed under control around 8:10 a.m. Its cause is being investigated.
