Fire In Upper East Side Restaurant Injures 4

Upper East Side NY

30 November, 2021

9:13 AM

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UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A fire broke out in an Upper East Side restaurant early Tuesday, injuring four firefighters when the ceiling collapsed, according to authorities. The blaze began around 5 a.m. inside Dragon One, a Chinese restaurant on First Avenue and East 95th Street. After starting on the first floor, the fire spread up to the third floor of the five-story brick building. It took well over 100 firefighters more than three hours to bring the four-alarm fire under control, and the area was still swarmed with emergency vehicles shortly after 9 a.m. The city advised residents to avoid the area and close windows to prevent smoke from seeping in. Want more Upper East Side news? Subscribe to the free email newsletter from Patch. All four injured firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries after the first-floor ceiling collapsed. No civilian injuries have been reported, but 12 residents of the building have been displaced, ABC7 reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation, an FDNY spokesperson said. FDNY members are operating on scene of a 4-alarm fire at 1843 First Avenue in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/DLSa42LziH— FDNY (@FDNY) November 30, 2021