1 dead, 12 hurt in fire at 5-story NYC apartment building
By Associated Press
Oct 27, 2016 6:21 AM CDT
Firefighters work to put out a blaze at an apartment building on the Upper East Side in New York on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. The flames quickly spread throughout the building and were shooting out the roof at one point, sending burning embers onto nearby buildings. (Matt Bonaccorso via AP)   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say an overnight blaze that tore through a five-story apartment building in Manhattan has left one person dead and 12 civilians and firefighters injured.

The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a building on East 93rd Street in the Yorkville neighborhood on the Upper East Side. The flames quickly spread throughout the building and, at one point, were shooting out the roof, sending burning embers onto nearby buildings. Some residents of the burning building fled into the streets in their pajamas.

Firefighters have extinguished the blaze, but are still putting out hotspots.

Fire department officials say one resident has died. Four others have minor injuries, and a fifth has serious injuries. Seven firefighters suffered minor injuries.

The fire has forced the closure of 93rd Street between First and Second avenues. First Avenue is closed between 91st and 94th streets.

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