4 injured in raging Upper West Side apartment fire

A column of smoke rose over the Upper West Side during the fire at West 107th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
A column of smoke rose over the Upper West Side during the fire at West 107th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A raging fire broke out at an apartment building on the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning, injuring four people and sending smoke billowing over Manhattan.

The fire broke out shortly before 8:20 a.m. on the top floor of 201 West 107th St., a six-story building at Amsterdam Avenue.

Citizen App video shows a plume of smoke rising over the area. As the flames tore through the building, parts of a metal parapet came crashing down onto the street below, video shows.

The plume of smoke drifted over the Hudson River to New Jersey
The plume of smoke drifted over the Hudson River to New Jersey. Photo credit Rick Thornton

About 150 fire and EMS personnel responded to the four-alarm fire, which was brought under control by 9:30 a.m.

Four people were injured—three residents and a firefighter, who was burned. All of the injuries are minor, the FDNY said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters were putting out hot spots into the morning
Firefighters were putting out hot spots into the morning. Photo credit Marla Diamond
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