Three dead, more than a dozen injured in fire at Manhattan building
Three people died and at least 14 others were injured in a massive fire that engulfed a six-floor apartment building in Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood early Monday. Nearly 200 first responders arrived to find residents fleeing via the fire escape as the blaze consumed the building's only stairway. Approximately 100 people have been displaced, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- ▪Three people died in the fire on Dyckman Street in Inwood.
- ▪At least 14 people were injured, with five in critical condition.
- ▪The fire started on the first floor and spread through eight apartments.
- ▪FDNY responded with nearly 200 personnel to the six-floor walk-up building.
- ▪The building had only one stairway, which was overtaken by flames.
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Metro breaking Three dead, more than a dozen injured in fire at Manhattan building By Emily Crane Published May 4, 2026, 7:22 a.m. ET Three people died and more than a dozen were injured after a massive fire tore through a six-floor walk up in Manhattan early Monday, officials said. Nearly 200 first responders rushed to the apartment building on Dyckman Street in Inwood at about 12:30 a.m. to find multiple terrified residents trying to flee from the fire escape. “This fire was a very serious fire. It unfortunately resulted in many patients,” Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. 5 Firefighters at the scene of a deadly building fire in Inwood on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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