NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Eight people were injured in an Upper East Side apartment building fire Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.
The FDNY said units responded at around 3:19 p.m. after the blaze engulfed an area on the 10th floor of a 16-story apartment building on East 72nd Street, near Second Avenue.
Officials said the blaze quickly reached a 2nd alarm, bringing about 100 additional firefighters and 25 units to the scene.
Five civilians suffered non-life threatening injuries and three firefighters suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The blaze was under control at 4:35 p.m.
Citizen App Video from earlier showed thick smoke pouring out of the side of the building.
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