Among the children who were injured, a one-year-old and two-year-old are in critical condition.
Four children and one adult were injured in an apartment fire in Washington Heights on Wednesday evening.
Officials say flames broke out just before 11 p.m. in the 11-story building on Audubon Avenue. FDNY crews tackled flames, using multiple ladders to reach the building's windows. Three of the children injured live in one apartment -- including a 1-year-old and 2-year-old boy who are in critical condition. An 8-year-old girl who also lives in that apartment is said to be stable.A 28-year-old mother and her 8-year-old daughter from another apartment were treated for smoke inhalation and are said to be stable.A neighbor who did not want to be identified said they saw the mother of three children around the time of the blaze and she had gone downstairs to buy milk.
It took firefighters about an hour to get the blaze under control. Many residents waited in the cold as fire officials rescued residents from their ladders.Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo,
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