There were no injuries reported after a residential fire broke out in NYCHA’s Parkside Housing Project, located south of the Olinville section of The Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 16, amid snowy conditions, according to the FDNY.
A department spokesperson said the FDNY received a call for a report of a fire at 8.27 p.m. on Jan. 16 at 669 Arnow Avenue, Parkside Housing Project, in an occupied multiple dwelling located between Olinville Avenue and Barker Avenue.
The spokesperson said the fire was located on the 7th floor of the building, and that 12 units, comprising 60 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene. The spokesperson added that the fire was brought under control at 8.59 p.m. and that the cause is under investigation by FDNY fire marshals.
Norwood News has reached out to the Red Cross for details of any displaced residents and will share any updates we receive.
According to NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) records, there is one open violation for the address as of Feb. 22, 2024, for failure to file a FISP cycle technical report (relating to the facade of the building) by 2/21/2024.
Two other large, residential fires have broken out in the north Bronx in recent days, one Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 3030 Heath Avenue in Kingsbridge, as reported, with two minor injuries and dozens displaced, and another at 2910 Wallace Avenue in Allerton Friday, Jan. 9, which resulted in eight injuries (six firefighters and two civilians) and hundreds of displaced residents.
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