An 80-year-old man died and four others were injured, including two firefighters, in a residential fire that erupted early Monday in Upper Manhattan. The fire broke out in a third-floor apartment of a six-story building on Riverside Drive between West 143rd and West 144th Streets around 1:30 a.m. ET on November 9, 2026.
The New York Fire Department (FDNY) responded to an active fire in the residential building, which contains 54 apartments. The incident prompted a two-alarm response, mobilizing more than 140 firefighters and emergency medical personnel to the densely populated residential area.
The deceased victim was found in the apartment where the fire originated. Two firefighters sustained injuries while battling the blaze, and two additional civilians were also hurt in the incident. All injured parties received medical attention.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Authorities have not yet determined what sparked the blaze in the third-floor unit. The fire's rapid spread and the need for a two-alarm response underscored the severity of the incident in the residential neighborhood.