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Seven people were injured in a late-night blaze after a hallway couch caught fire in an Upper West Side building.
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FDNY officials received the call at 12:40 a.m. on Monday and quickly sent units to the scene at 70 Amsterdam Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd streets)–a 13-story building which is part of NYCHA’s Amsterdam Houses.
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70 Amsterdam Ave. NYCHA Amsterdam Houses
FIRE IN A 13 STORY 200X200— NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) September 8, 2025
The fire was located on the building’s eighth floor and was deemed under control at 1:16 a.m. A total of 20 units and 78 fire and EMS personnel were deployed.
Three of the injured individuals were transported by EMS to area hospitals, while the other four refused medical attention at the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Videos of the emergency response were taken and shared on Citizen.
Another building fire took place on Saturday just a few blocks away.
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