Two-Alarm Apartment Fire, Child Seriously Injured in Jump From Balcony

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured after jumping from a sixth-floor balcony to escape a fire in her apartment in the Morrisania section of the Bronx Wednesday evening. Another resident and seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters responded to “an aggressive fire blowing out of the sixth-floor window” of the apartment building at 540 East 169th Street around 6 p.m., according to FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera.

Firefighters called a second alarm shortly after arriving to the scene of the fire, requesting additional units to help in the firefight.

Approximately 25 units and 100 firefighters responded to the location to help contain the blaze. It was placed under control at 7:13 p.m.

Montera told [reporters](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fire-bronx-apartment-20210428-xih3em5z65fvlhpe5x5i5xcmzy-story.html) that the child who jumped landed on the dirt, rather than the pavement, and that might have saved her life. Immediately after the fall, neighbors reportedly rushed to her aid and shielded her from debris until firefighters arrived. She remains hospitalized with two broken legs.

“It appears she will survive, but it remains to be seen," Montera said.

Eight other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, including seven firefighters, the FDNY said.

Citizen users shared videos of the apartment balcony engulfed in flames and firefighters climbing a ladder to the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured after jumping from a sixth-floor balcony to escape a fire in her apartment in the Morrisania section of the Bronx Wednesday evening. Another resident and seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters responded to “an aggressive fire blowing out of the sixth-floor window” of the apartment building at 540 East 169th Street around 6 p.m., according to FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera.

Firefighters called a second alarm shortly after arriving to the scene of the fire, requesting additional units to help in the firefight.

Approximately 25 units and 100 firefighters responded to the location to help contain the blaze. It was placed under control at 7:13 p.m.

Montera told [reporters](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fire-bronx-apartment-20210428-xih3em5z65fvlhpe5x5i5xcmzy-story.html) that the child who jumped landed on the dirt, rather than the pavement, and that might have saved her life. Immediately after the fall, neighbors reportedly rushed to her aid and shielded her from debris until firefighters arrived. She remains hospitalized with two broken legs.

“It appears she will survive, but it remains to be seen," Montera said.

Eight other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, including seven firefighters, the FDNY said.

Citizen users shared videos of the apartment balcony engulfed in flames and firefighters climbing a ladder to the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured after jumping from a sixth-floor balcony to escape a fire in her apartment in the Morrisania section of the Bronx Wednesday evening. Another resident and seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters responded to “an aggressive fire blowing out of the sixth-floor window” of the apartment building at 540 East 169th Street around 6 p.m., according to FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera.

Firefighters called a second alarm shortly after arriving to the scene of the fire, requesting additional units to help in the firefight.

Approximately 25 units and 100 firefighters responded to the location to help contain the blaze. It was placed under control at 7:13 p.m.

Montera told [reporters](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fire-bronx-apartment-20210428-xih3em5z65fvlhpe5x5i5xcmzy-story.html) that the child who jumped landed on the dirt, rather than the pavement, and that might have saved her life. Immediately after the fall, neighbors reportedly rushed to her aid and shielded her from debris until firefighters arrived. She remains hospitalized with two broken legs.

“It appears she will survive, but it remains to be seen," Montera said.

Eight other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, including seven firefighters, the FDNY said.

Citizen users shared videos of the apartment balcony engulfed in flames and firefighters climbing a ladder to the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured after jumping from a sixth-floor balcony to escape a fire in her apartment in the Morrisania section of the Bronx Wednesday evening. Another resident and seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters responded to “an aggressive fire blowing out of the sixth-floor window” of the apartment building at 540 East 169th Street around 6 p.m., according to FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera.

Firefighters called a second alarm shortly after arriving to the scene of the fire, requesting additional units to help in the firefight.

Approximately 25 units and 100 firefighters responded to the location to help contain the blaze. It was placed under control at 7:13 p.m.

Montera told [reporters](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fire-bronx-apartment-20210428-xih3em5z65fvlhpe5x5i5xcmzy-story.html) that the child who jumped landed on the dirt, rather than the pavement, and that might have saved her life. Immediately after the fall, neighbors reportedly rushed to her aid and shielded her from debris until firefighters arrived. She remains hospitalized with two broken legs.

“It appears she will survive, but it remains to be seen," Montera said.

Eight other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, including seven firefighters, the FDNY said.

Citizen users shared videos of the apartment balcony engulfed in flames and firefighters climbing a ladder to the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured after jumping from a sixth-floor balcony to escape a fire in her apartment in the Morrisania section of the Bronx Wednesday evening. Another resident and seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

Firefighters responded to “an aggressive fire blowing out of the sixth-floor window” of the apartment building at 540 East 169th Street around 6 p.m., according to FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Montera.

Firefighters called a second alarm shortly after arriving to the scene of the fire, requesting additional units to help in the firefight.

Approximately 25 units and 100 firefighters responded to the location to help contain the blaze. It was placed under control at 7:13 p.m.

Montera told [reporters](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fire-bronx-apartment-20210428-xih3em5z65fvlhpe5x5i5xcmzy-story.html) that the child who jumped landed on the dirt, rather than the pavement, and that might have saved her life. Immediately after the fall, neighbors reportedly rushed to her aid and shielded her from debris until firefighters arrived. She remains hospitalized with two broken legs.

“It appears she will survive, but it remains to be seen," Montera said.

Eight other people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, including seven firefighters, the FDNY said.

Citizen users shared videos of the apartment balcony engulfed in flames and firefighters climbing a ladder to the building.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.