Monday Night Blaze on East 76th Street Sends Two to Hospital

A fire broke out inside a residential building on the Upper East Side Monday night, prompting a large FDNY response and sending two civilians to the hospital, officials said.

The FDNY received the call at 9:57 p.m. for a reported fire inside an apartment at 370 East 76th Street, an 18-story co-op between First and Second avenues. Thirty units and about 90 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene.

The fire was brought under control at 10:35 p.m. EMS transported two civilians to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. No details were immediately available regarding their conditions.

Fire marshals are investigating the cause.

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