2 Young Boys Critically Injured In NYC Apartment Fire, Police Say
NEW YORK CITY — Two young boys were critically injured in a Washington Heights apartment fire that left three others hurt, police said.
The boys, ages 1 and 2, were rushed to local hospitals as FDNY firefighters grappled with the late Thursday blaze inside 206 Audubon Ave., a six-story apartment building near West 175th Street, officials said.
The fire sparked about 10:55 p.m. in a fifth-floor apartment, FDNY officials said.
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Firefighters rushed inside to find injured boys, as well as two 8-year-old girls and a woman, 28, who all had suffered smoke inhalation, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.
The girls and the woman were listed in stable condition, while the boys’ injuries were considered critical, police said.
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About 60 firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the blaze, which was under control by 11:55 p.m., FDNY officials said.
The fire’s cause remains under investigation, authorities said.
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