It started just after 10 p.m. at 24 Charles St., in a Laundromat and spread up a shaft.
@FDNY terrible fire top floor of apartment building on Charles St and Waverly Place #WestVillage #NYC pic.twitter.com/vR3Q0WfynH
— Marisa Céspedes (@SeishinNY) December 15, 2016
The fire was put out by 11:30 p.m., but rekindled Thursday morning. The New York City Fire Department returned to the scene.
No injuries were reported. Ten people were left homeless.
The building consists of 18 residential apartments and the Laundromat on the first floor.