Fire at Upper West Side Lincoln Towers: One Person Hospitalized

Windows blown out at an apartment within Lincoln Towers. Photos by Elaine Chen

By Gus Saltonstall

One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out Saturday night on the Upper West Side, FDNY confirmed to West Side Rag.

The blaze ignited around 8:30 p.m. within an apartment on the 15th floor of 185 West End Avenue, which is part of the Lincoln Towers apartment complex on West End Avenue between West 66th and 70th streets, FDNY said.

A total of 80 firefighters responded to the scene and were able to get the flames under control by 9:30 p.m., FDNY said.

There was a significant response Saturday night to the fire by first responders along West End Avenue, which prompted multiple people to reach out to the Rag.

One person was taken to Mount Sinai West in connection with the fire, but FDNY did not have information as of Sunday morning on that person’s identity or condition.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation, FDNY added.

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