
Yesterday evening in TriBeCa, tragedy struck a residential building as a fire erupted in the basement, leaving 20 people without a home and injuring two firefighters. The incident at the building on White Street began at approximately 11:45 p.m., quickly engulfing the structure in smoke and demanding a strenuous four-hour effort from firefighters to quell the flames, as reported by ABC 7 New York.
According to PIX11, the response to the blaze was massive with over 100 firefighters and EMS personnel at the scene. The injuries sustained by the two firefighters were described as minor, but the full nature of these injuries has not been detailed.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, leaving unanswered questions about the origins of this destructive event.