Fire at Upper East Side Building Sparked by Accumulation of Gas Fumes in Basement

Parts of Manhattan covered in black smoke after apartment fire

The roof of a seven-story apartment building is on fire on Friday on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Fire at Upper East Side building sparked by accumulation of gas fumes in basement

Crews are on the scene of a large fire at a building on East 95th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday morning.

Fire at Upper East Side apartment building spews smoke over Manhattan

Authorities are battling a reported fire on the roof of a seven-story apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, fire officials said Friday. A call about the blaze on East 95th Street, between Second and First avenues, came in shortly after 10 a.m. More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel are at the scene. Video posted to the Citizen app...