High-Rise Fire on East 66th Street

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A fire broke out on the Upper East Side Thursday night, prompting a large FDNY response but resulting in no injuries.

According to the FDNY, the call came in at 10:06 p.m. for a fire on a balcony at 301 East 66th Street. Firefighters arrived to find flames on the 14th-floor balcony of the 16-story residential building.

About 20 units and 80 fire personnel were assigned to the incident. Crews brought the fire under control at 10:40 p.m., roughly 30 minutes after the initial report.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.

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