By Associated Press - Monday, December 24, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a Christmas Eve fire at a Manhattan apartment has caused life-threatening injuries to one victim.

The blaze broke out about 7:15 p.m. Monday in the fifth floor of a residential building in Washington Heights.

About 60 firefighters responded to the scene at 183rd Street near St. Nicholas Avenue.



The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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