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Three Injured, One Fatally in East Village Apartment Fire
East Village, Manhattan
335 E 5th St
  • 3/5/21 4:41:24 AM EST
    The address reported for this incident has changed to 335 E 5th St.
  • 3/5/21 3:36:30 AM EST
    An official update from the FDNY has confirmed that an 80-year-old woman found inside the apartment was declared deceased after EMS transported her to a local hospital.
  • 3/5/21 2:21:07 AM EST
    Firefighters have fully secured the scene. Three total injuries are reported.
  • 3/5/21 2:20:50 AM EST
    CORRECTION: The earlier report of four firefighters injured was not connected to this incident. Four firefighters were injured while fighting a four-alarm fire in Jackson Heights.
  • 3/5/21 2:05:31 AM EST
    An updated report from the FDNY confirms that four firefighters have been transported to a local hospital after sustaining minor injuries.
  • 3/5/21 2:00:49 AM EST
    EMS is transporting the two injured firefighters to a local hospital.
  • 3/5/21 1:57:55 AM EST
    EMS reports that a second firefighter suffered minor injuries from the fire. Three people were reportedly injured in the fire.
  • 3/5/21 1:44:42 AM EST
    EMS reports that a firefighter suffered minor injures from the fire.
  • 3/5/21 1:27:40 AM EST
    Firefighters have extinguished all visible flames in the building. Units are continuing to investigate to ensure that no hot spots remain.
  • 3/5/21 1:22:03 AM EST
    Firefighters have completed their secondary search of the floors above the fire, and have found no one in need of assistance. Secondary searches of the fourth floor are underway.
  • 3/5/21 1:15:07 AM EST
    EMS is transporting a person who suffered life-threatening injuries from the fire to a nearby hospital.
  • 3/5/21 1:11:50 AM EST
    Firefighters have completed their primary search of the building, and found no one else in need of assistance. The person who was injured has been evacuated from the building.
  • 3/5/21 1:03:18 AM EST
    EMS has requested an additional ambulance to assist with the scene.
  • 3/5/21 1:02:11 AM EST
    Firefighters are continuing their primary search.
  • 3/5/21 1:01:52 AM EST
    Firefighters have completed the primary search for the upper floors of the building, and have found no one in need of assistance.
  • 3/5/21 12:59:56 AM EST
    Firefighters are removing an injured person from the building. Their condition is unknown.
  • 3/5/21 12:58:16 AM EST
    Firefighters are conducting their primary search for anyone who may be in need of assistance.
  • 3/5/21 12:58:02 AM EST
    Firefighters have one line outstretched and in operation.
  • 3/5/21 12:57:17 AM EST
    Firefighters are using all available hands to combat the fire on the fourth floor of the building.
  • 3/5/21 12:56:44 AM EST
    EMS advises that the potential for injury from the fire is moderate.
  • 3/5/21 12:56:15 AM EST
    EMS is staging at E 5th St and 1st Ave.
  • 3/5/21 12:53:24 AM EST
    Firefighters confirm that there is a fire in the five-story apartment building.
  • 3/5/21 12:52:30 AM EST
    EMS is en route to assist.
  • 3/5/21 12:52:18 AM EST
    Citizen user ohteatea's video shows firefighters next to a fire engine with a hose outstretched.
  • 3/5/21 12:51:33 AM EST
    Firefighters are responding to a report of an apartment fire.
  • 3/5/21 12:48:19 AM EST
    Firefighters are responding to a report of an odor of smoke in an apartment.
  • 3/5/21 12:48:18 AM EST
    Incident reported at 337 E 5th St.

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