c/o Citizen
Firefighters rushed to the Upper West Side late Thursday night after a fire broke out in a shaft between two residential buildings, drawing a response of more than 20 units.
The call came in at 11:32 p.m. for a fire at 106 West 83rd Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, according to the FDNY. A total of 21 units and 79 fire and EMS personnel responded, and the fire was declared under control at 11:58 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The fire was in the shaft between 104 and 106 West 83rd Street, both five-story residential buildings, according to FDNY radio transmissions posted on Citizen. By 11:45 p.m., firefighters had stretched two hose lines and knocked down all visible fire in the shaft, according to a report from the battalion on scene.
The FDNY’s report didn’t include a cause for the fire.
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