Nine injured after three-alarm fi re
engulfs building near Yankee Stadium
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Eight firefighters were
injured when flames tore
through an apartment
building in the Bronx on
Sunday afternoon.
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Fire Department
sources said the threealarm
tempest broke out at
about noon on March 21
inside the fifth-floor of
957 Woodycrest Ave. in
Highbridge.
According to the
FDNY, the blaze began
on the fifth floor and
quickly extended to the
sixth-floor, prompting
a third-alarm response
that brought a total of
138 firefighters from 33
units to the scene.
Scores of residents
inside the home were
safely evacuated. One individual
was brought to
a local hospital for treatment
of injuries suffered
in the fire.
The eight firefighters
were also treated at local
hospitals for injuries
they sustained while battling
the blaze.
Firefighters brought
the inferno under control
at about 1:36 p.m. on
March 21. The cause is
now being investigated
All photos by Lloyd Mitchell by the FDNY marshals.
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Firefi ghters fought fi re on the 3rd, 4th and 5th fl oor of 957 Woodycrest
Avenue on Sunday afternoon.