Flames shoot out balcony of Bronx high-rise apartment building; no injuries

Fire burned on the 13th floor of a building in the Highbridge section.

HIGH BRIDGE, Bronx (WABC) -- Flames shot out of the balcony of a high-rise apartment building in the Highbridge section of the Bronx.

The fire broke out on the 13th floor of the Ogden Avenue building just before 4:45 a.m. Thursday.

Firefighters went through the large apartment building, checking on residents.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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