Man seriously injured in building fire at Midtown senior citizen center


One man was seriously injured Tuesday when a fire erupted at a Midtown senior citizen center Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

The FDNY said around 78 firefighters and EMS members responded to the 3:40 p.m. blaze on the 12th floor of the Woodstock House near West 43rd St. and Seventh Ave., adding a man who suffered a serious injury in the fire was transported to Bellevue Hospital.

FDNY firefighters and EMT members respond to a fire at 127 W. 43rd St. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. One person was critically injured. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

The fire was put under control by 4:11 p.m., officials said.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known; FDNY fire marshals were conducting an investigation.



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