The Upper East Side fire rapidly tore through a six-story building on Dec. 2, leading to one fatality and multiple injuries among residents and firefighters.
With its spread igniting on the fifth floor and quickly reaching upper levels, residents were left frantically evacuating as the firefighters battled what became a three-alarm blaze.
Witnesses described the harrowing scene of screams and pleas for help, with residents urgently banging on doors and chanting 'Fire! Fire! Fire!' as smoke engulfed the building.
In an immediate response to the escalating situation, fire officials confirmed that they needed to upgrade the response to a three-alarm fire due to its rapid intensity.
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