5 Firefighters Hurt In Upper East Side Apartment Fire
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Authorities say a fire at a 6-story apartment building on the Upper East Side has been brought under control.
The fire erupted at 1:18 a.m. Friday at East 66th Street and First Avenue in two apartments on the top floor and spread to the roof.
One man said he was walking by when he smelled smoke and ran inside to help.
"I ran in the building, starting kicking in people's doors letting them know there's a fire in the building," he told CBS2's Ilana Gold.
A fire department spokesman says five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the early morning blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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