13 firefighters injured battling blaze at Yonkers apartment building

CRITICAL INCIDENT NOTIFICATION

MAJOR FIRE

Authorities say the fire was first reported around 11:10 p.m. at a four-story apartment building at 81 Elliot Avenue. Crews arrived to find heavy fire in the back of the building. Citizen App video captured flames shooting from the apartment building. Several nearby buildings were also threatened by the fire, but crews were able to contain the fire to just the original building. However, fire officials say that building, which contains 10 apartments, was completely destroyed. Luckily, there were no injuries to residents, and everyone got out safe. About 13 firefighters were treated for injuries, but they're all considered non-life-threatening. Crews are still working to prevent any rekindling.

Source Agency (ABC 7 NY)

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Incident Number

2-211226-6401

Alert Type

Critical Incident Notification

Incident Type

Major Fire

Incident Occurred

December 25, 2021

Alert Posted

December 26, 2021

Location

Yonkers, NY

END OF ALERT