DNAinfo/Jim Scott
By Patrick Hedlund
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — A person suffered burns to the face after a fire broke out inside a residential high-rise on the Upper East Side Tuesday night, the FDNY said.
The fire started about 8 p.m. inside the 22-story building at 177 E. 75th St., fire officials said. The injured person was brought to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in serious condition with facial burns, officials said.
Four others, including one firefighter, suffered less serious injuries in the fire and were brought to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition, the FDNY said.
A total of 60 firefighters responded to the blaze, bringing the fire under control at 8:41 p.m., the FDNY said.
