Around 3:40 this afternoon, an all-hands fire broke out atop an apartment building at East 13th Street and 3rd Avenue. Many will recognize this building as the home of the adorable rooftop cottage that reportedly just sold for $4.4 million. In photos, flames and black smoke appear to be coming from the middle of the rooftop along 13th Street. StreetEasy shows that there are three penthouses in the building, so it's possible that the fire originated in one of the other units and not the cottage that faces Third Avenue. At this point, it's unclear if anyone was hurt, but we will update as more information becomes available.
UPDATE: The fire was extinguished in under an hour. No injuries have been reported.
MAN ALL HANDS 109 3RD AVE, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON THE ROOF,
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2015
Huge fire at 13th and 3rd. Top of the building. Poor EV. pic.twitter.com/QEMLUe5ZXO
— Dana Drori (@danazoedrori) August 27, 2015
Manhattan: Box 0471 at 109 3rd Ave FDNY using all hands fire on the roof of a mixed occupancy. pic.twitter.com/R4PqnBZndt
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) August 27, 2015
That nice EV penthouse on 13th St. & 3rd Ave. that was just sold is on fire! @evgrieve #eastvillage #fdny pic.twitter.com/5walmtAa44
— urban myths, legends (@urbanmyths) August 27, 2015
Firefighters battling fire in luxury penthouse in East Village: http://t.co/b9vJEyj5GZ VIDEO: @connorscalleathttps://t.co/Aq5XhfR9ew
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) August 27, 2015
Rooftop house on fire at 109 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. #fire #eastvillage #nyc pic.twitter.com/F7XARXcgzn
— Keith Simonsen (@KeithFoto) August 27, 2015
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