high rise apartment fire News

A high-rise apartment fire early Monday took the life of a woman and left dozens looking for temporary shelter, authorities said. Investigators were investigating the cause of the blaze that forced more than 100 residents to be evacuated from Midtown …

A blaze at a high-rise apartment in New York City that killed a fire lieutenant started in an air-conditioner electrical cord pinched between a bed frame and a wall, the fire commissioner said, adding that the fire had been ruled …