1 injured in high-rise apartment building fire in the Bronx

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Fire burning at high-rise apartment building in Castle Hill, the Bronx

SOUNDVIEW, Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx on Wednesday night.

Crews responded to 1965 Lafayette Ave. in the Soundview section, where Citizen App video showed flames shooting out of upper-floor windows.

The fire spread to three floors in the building.

One person suffered a minor injury.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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