Four Injured as Bronx Apartment Fire Spreads to Second Building

FDNY crews battled a third-alarm fire on Wright Avenue after responding to reports of people trapped inside.

BRONX, NY — Four civilians suffered non-life-threatening injuries Friday when a fire tore through the top floor of a three-story apartment building at 3408 Wright Avenue and spread to a neighboring building, according to the FDNY.

Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 12:45 p.m. following a report of a first-floor fire with people trapped.

“Units arrived within four minutes and found fire on the top floor,” Deputy Assistant Chief Thomas Haughney said. “All four people self-evacuated.”

Five hose lines used to battle flames

Crews stretched five hose lines to extinguish the heavy fire, which extended into a second building. The response escalated to a third alarm.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control in approximately one hour. FDNY fire marshals are investigating the cause.