No Injuries In 2-Alarm Fire At East Side Building

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire at a five-story building on Manhattan's East Side.

The blaze broke out just after 6 a.m. Monday in the basement of a building on 53rd Street just west of First Avenue.

The fire spread to the first and second floors.

Flames apparently traveled up an exhaust duct along the side of the building, causing the fire to spread to the roof, CBS 2's Jim Smith reported.

More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze which was brought under control around 6:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

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