Manhattan High-Rise Fire Injures 45, 3 Seriously
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Firefighters say a blaze that burst through windows in a Manhattan apartment building sent 45 people to hospitals, 30 of them firefighters.
The Fire Department says two civilians have life-threatening injuries, and a third is seriously hurt. All the other victims' injuries are considered minor.
Investigators are working to determine what started the three-alarm blaze Thursday evening. It began on the third floor of a 26-story apartment building on Grand Street, on the Lower East Side.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Firefighters and residents say dense, black smoke seeped through the building, making it hard to breathe. FDNY Deputy Chief James Daley says two firefighters became disoriented in a burning apartment, but they were able to escape.
Besides the people taken to hospitals, two other civilians were hurt but declined treatment.