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id: d175d20a9a
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-09 06:15 EST
updated: 2026-11-11 03:28 EST
status: reported
outlets: 8
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# One dead, four hurt in Upper Manhattan apartment fire

Officials said an 80-year-old man died in an early-morning fire in an Upper Manhattan apartment building. Four others, including two firefighters, were hurt.

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Fire Department of New York](/new-york/wiki/fire-department-of-new-york.md)

## Coverage

- [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
- [The New York Times – N.Y./Region](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/nyregion/apartment-fire-harlem-death.html), 2026-11-09 17:19 EST: Man, 80, Killed in Fire at His Harlem Apartment, Officials Say
- [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
- [PIX11](https://pix11.com/news/morning/one-person-seriously-injured-in-bronx-house-fire/), 2026-11-10 04:29 EST: Three injured in early morning fire in the Bronx: FDNY
- [Spectrum News NY1](http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/11/11/people-trapped-in-collapsed-brooklyn-building--fdny-says), 2026-11-10 23:03 EST: FDNY: 2 people dead, 4 critically injured in Brooklyn building collapse
- [NBC New York](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/brooklyn/multiple-people-pulled-from-rubble-after-building-collapses-in-brooklyn-fdny/6570689/), 2026-11-11 03:28 EST: Two dead, at least 17 hurt after building collapses in Brooklyn: FDNY

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