The fire broke out at about 12:15 a.m. inside a fifth-floor apartment in a building on Bennett Avenue in Washington Heights. The flames did not spread to any other apartments, fire officials said.

Fire crews pulled the woman from the burning apartment just after 12:15 a.m. and transported her to New York Presbyterian / Columbia. Man accused of setting woman on fire on subway told police he ...

In June of 2024 and again last month, the Washington Heights apartment complex suffered two fires that resulted in a combined displacement of more than 50 people and a total loss of more than 50 ...