Child, adult injured in fire at Wagner Houses in East Harlem
NEW YORK - A fire at an East Harlem NYCHA complex left two people hospitalized Tuesday afternoon.
One of the victims is a child. An adult was also injured. They were taken to Harlem Hospital and are expected to survive.
Fire investigators are trying to determine how this happened.
Windows on the 10th floor of the building have plywood in place of glass now. An air conditioning unit that was in one of those windows earlier Tuesday could be spotted lying on the ground, burned from flames.
Police say the fire stated in the kitchen just before 1 p.m. at the Wagner Houses on First Avenue between 120th and 122nd Streets.
An upstairs neighbor from the 11th floor told Mitchell she saw a boy whose chest was covered in burns.
Police say they have no reason to believe the child was home alone, but they have not released the relationship between him and the injured adult.
Thankfully the victims will survive.
The investigation continues to determine the cause.