Roof fire near Manhattan’s Flatiron Building injures two people
A two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of a 12-storey building near Manhattan’s Flatiron Building on Saturday, sending a large plume of smoke into the sky. The scale of the response reflects the seriousness of the blaze in a busy area opposite Madison Square Park.
The FDNY was called at 11.48am local time, and a second alarm was sounded at 12.17pm. The department sent 46 units and 141 fire and emergency medical personnel; two people suffered minor injuries and were assessed by paramedics.
In short
- A rooftop fire struck a 12-storey Manhattan building.
- The FDNY deployed 141 fire and emergency personnel.
- Two people suffered minor injuries.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Nearly 150 firefighters rush to two-alarm Manhattan building blaze”.