# Six hurt in Bronx high-rise fire

> A second-alarm blaze tore up from the second floor of a Crotona Park East apartment building, sending four residents to the hospital.
- Title: Six hurt in Bronx high-rise fire · ABC7 New York | Shortify
- Summary: A second-alarm blaze tore up from the second floor of a Crotona Park East apartment building, sending four residents to the hospital. A fire that started on…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/bronx-apartment-building-fire-least-6-people-injured-high-rise-blaze/19836343
- Published: 2026-09-15T21:26:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bronx, fire, fdny, new york city, breaking news, news, local
## Fire breaks out in the Bronx
Just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a fire started at a six-story apartment building at 1773 Vyse Ave. in Crotona Park East.
## It climbed the building
The blaze began on the second floor and went to second alarm as it spread upward into the floors above.

> The second-alarm fire started on the second floor of a six-story apartment building
## Six people hurt
Four civilians were injured, two of them seriously. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.
## Four taken to hospital
EMS transported the four injured residents to St. Barnabas Hospital.
## A massive response
More than 45 units and over 140 fire and EMS personnel worked the scene, with smoke pouring from several windows as NewsCopter 7 flew overhead.
## Knocked down, not out
The main body of fire was knocked down but the blaze was not yet under control. The cause is still under investigation.

> The cause is under investigation.
## Key takeaway

A fire that started on one floor of a six-story Bronx building climbed to the floors above, injuring six people and pulling more than 140 responders to the scene.