Bronx Apartment Fire Hospitalizes 2 Firefighters, Damages Top Floors

Overnight Bronx Apartment Fire

• 🔥 Flames shot through the roof of an apartment building in the Bronx's Crotona Park East section just before 2:45 AM.
• 🚒 Over a hundred firefighters responded to the blaze, which was primarily contained to two top-floor apartments.

Firefighter and Resident Impact

• 🤕 Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and were taken to Jacobi Hospital for evaluation.
• 🏠 Residents were allowed back into the building, except for those in the top two apartments on the top floor.
• ⚠️ No residents who live in the building were seriously hurt.

Fire Spread and Building Structure

• 💨 The fire traveled through a cockloft, a gap above the ceiling, which made containment challenging.
• 🧱 Firefighters had to pull ceilings, made of heavy plaster and wire lath, requiring significant effort.

Previous Incidents and Investigation

• 🔁 Residents reported that a similar fire occurred in the same building and on the same side approximately two years ago.
• 🔍 The cause of the current fire remains under investigation.
• 🤝 The Red Cross is assisting residents who were displaced from the top floor.

Fire Department Response

• 👏 The battalion fire chief praised the firefighters' efforts, stating they did an excellent job preventing the fire from consuming the entire building.
• 💧 The building sustained smoke and water damage.