NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A three-alarm fire that broke out early Monday in the Fordham section of the Bronx is now under control.
It began just before 6 a.m. in a two-story home on Anthony Avenue near 180th Street and then spread to a second home.
At one point, firefighters had to jump into a second floor window as part of the roof collapsed from above them.
NY1 – City fire officials are investigating the cause of a three-alarm fire in the Bronx early Monday morning.
The FDNY says the fire started around 6 a.m. on the top floor of a vacant home located at 2075 Anthony Avenue in Mount Hope.
This was the scene earlier this morning on Anthony Ave. in the #Bronx The 3-alarm fire started just before 6 am. It started on the top floor of a house then spread to the neighboring building.@NY1 pic.twitter.com/N2edhTIljw
– Amy Yensi (@amyyensi) May 21, 2018
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TREMONT, Bronx (WABC) – A three-alarm fire in the Bronx started in a vacant home before spreading to another occupied home Monday morning.
Firefighters used tower ladders and also fought the flames from inside the house. Firefighters were inside the occupied house when part of the structure collapsed around them.
Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries battling what were described as “very treacherous conditions.
#FDNY members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire, 2075 Anthony Ave. #Bronx. Currently no injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/WHeVyR8V0I
– FDNY (@FDNY) May 21, 2018
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