---
id: 0cf9a06bb9
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-09 03:17 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 18:20 EST
status: reported
outlets: 6
---

# 1 dead, four injured in Manhattan building fire: FDNY

An 80-year-old man died in a Hamilton Heights fire as FDNY data shows fire deaths have nearly doubled citywide from this point last year.

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [Spectrum News NY1](http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/11/10/0-year-old-man-dies-in-hamilton-heights-fire-fdny-says), 2026-11-09 03:17 EST: 80-year-old man dies in Hamilton Heights fire, FDNY says
- [PIX11](https://pix11.com/news/morning/1-dead-four-injured-in-manhattan-building-fire-fdny/), 2026-11-09 05:46 EST: 1 dead, four injured in Manhattan building fire: FDNY
- [New York Post – Metro](https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/one-dead-another-critically-hurt-in-two-alarm-fire-at-manhattan-apartment-building/), 2026-11-09 06:15 EST: 80-year-old NYC man killed, woman hospitalized as fire tears through Manhattan apartment building
- [ABC7 New York](https://abc7ny.com/post/man-dead-16-displaced-early-morning-fire-hamilton-heights-apartment/20025940/), 2026-11-09 07:05 EST: Man dead, 4 hurt, including 2 firefighters, in Upper Manhattan apartment fire
- [Gothamist / WNYC](https://gothamist.com/news/1-dead-after-early-morning-fire-rips-through-hamilton-heights-apartment-building-fdny-says), 2026-11-09 07:36 EST: 1 dead after early morning fire rips through Hamilton Heights apartment building, FDNY says
- [CBS New York](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/full-vacate-order-after-1-killed-in-hamilton-heights-building-fire/), 2026-11-09 18:20 EST: Full vacate order after 1 killed in Hamilton Heights building fire

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.