Massive fire engulfs apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side

December 09, 2025 Cosmopolite
Massive fire engulfs apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side

A building in Manhattan caught fire, sending smoke and flames into the air.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 8:20 a.m. local time, the Fire Department of the City of New York received a report of a fire at a 6-story apartment building, which houses 24 apartments in Manhattan's Upper West Side, the FDNY's Chief of Operations Kevin Woods said at anews conferencethe morning of the fire.

Wood states that the fire caused "heavy, heavy damage" to the apartments in the building, the roof collapsed into the top floor and part of the parapet wall, an extension of the exterior wall, collapsed into the street.

FDNY fights a fire in manhattan that caused the roof of an apartment building to collapse.

The fire was placed under control at 10:30 a.m., but photos taken at the scene show fire erupting out of the building as smoke spews into the sky.

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at reportedly at the home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 4:36 a.m., over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to reports of a structure fire at a single-family residence near the 4800 block and Davis Road. Fire crews arrived to find two structures on the property fully involved. Due to the need for additional support, the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire. Because of a partial collapse, firefighters switched to a defensive attack to extinguish the fire. The fire is out now, and fire crews remain on scene monitoring for hot spots. There are no reported injuries and the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Three people, including a firefighter, were injured in the fire

Three people, including a firefighter, sustained minor injuries in an apartment fire, officials said.

Paramedics discovered two people inside the building while the fire was ongoing; both were reported to have minor injuries, according to FDNY EMS acting Chief Miano. One firefighter also received minor burns.

The fire came as temperatures were expected to dip below freezing on the night of Monday, Dec. 8, according to the FDNY.

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What caused the fire?

FDNY Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of the fire.

This story has been updated to add video.

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