The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Fire officials say four people have been injured, two seriously, in an early morning fire on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The fire broke out at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday in a six-story apartment building on 78th Street between First and Second avenues.
A fire department spokesman says three civilians were injured. One was in critical condition and another was in serious condition with life-threatening injuries.
A third civilian and a firefighter suffered minor injuries.
The spokesman says the fire was brought under control by daybreak.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.