10 CommentsWe have received multiple reports of a fire on 113th and Riverside. Though the fire does not seem to be visible from the outside of the building, tipsters report the smell of smoke, multiple firetrucks with hoses out, and paramedics defibrillating a possible injury. If you’re in the area, stay safe.
Update, 12:57 am: The fire took place on the 11th floor of a building on Riverside, and is now under control. One person was seriously injured in the fire, and has been sent to Harlem Hospital.
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@Niko It is 404 Riverside Drive, a Co-op built in 1912. Some apartments are 3500 square feet, 10 rooms facing west, south, and east. I know because I grew up there in the 60’s.
@Alum Is this a CU building? Do we know if the injured person is a CU affiliate?
@neighborhood homie it’s a residential apartment building that’s not affiliated with Columbia whatsoever.
@Alum That’s good to know. But some tenants may be CU faculty, staff, etc., perhaps including the person who was hospitalized.
@Anonymous Why was the injured person taken to Harlem Hospital instead of St.Lukes which is literally down the block?
@CUEMS Just hazarding a guess, but probably because Harlem Hospital’s a burn center and St. Luke’s isn’t.
@Alum It’s also possible that the St. Luke’s ER was full or experiencing some other type of problem.
@Unrelated Q When is Dodge least crowded?
@Anonymous Sundays
@Anonymous bwog being caring and considerate and objectively informative with their articles? What in the hell is going on, make it stop