Man killed in apartment fire on Manhattan’s West Side

NEW YORK (AP) - An apartment fire on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has killed a man found in a burning bedroom.

Firefighters were called around 4:30 p.m. Monday to a six-story building on West 105th Street near Columbus Avenue.

Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Carlsen says the fire was in a fifth-floor apartment. He says the man was found in a back bedroom.

The Police Department identified him as 28-year-old Robert Gutierrez.

Two firefighters were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. A civilian also was injured but declined medical attention.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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This story has been corrected to show that the Fire Department deputy chief’s last name is Carlsen, not Carlson.