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An entire five-story apartment block in New York is engulfed in flames as firefighters desperately try to save a neighboring church.
Terrifying photos show flames raging through every floor of the building and shooting several feet into the air from the room and outside the windows.
The flames spread to a neighboring 128-year-old church, local media reported.
Shocked crowds from the street watched as more than 100 firefighters sprayed water on the building to contain the fire in lower Manhattan.
Witnesses said the building was empty due to a previous fire. One claimed the fire started in a restaurant on the ground floor.
It was unclear if anyone was inside when the four-alarm blaze broke out around 5 a.m. local time Saturday.
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More than 100 firefighters were called in to fight hell, ABC7 reported.
The fire spread to neighboring Middle Collegiate Church, which was built in 1892 and has been linked to key events in American history, the report added.
Firefighters confirmed that the fire started on the ground floor.
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
At 6 a.m., the roof of the 19th-century church was engulfed in flames, NBC New York reported.
Authorities urged local residents to avoid the scene and keep windows closed as the neighborhood was engulfed in smoke.
A witness tweeted: “There is a large fire on East 7th Street and 2 Ave in Manhattan right now.
“The building was empty due to a previous fire, so it is to be expected that no one will be injured or displaced.”
Another witness wrote: “Roaring fire at the corner of Second Ave and E 7th St in Manhattan.
“Void of the previous fire.
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
“I cannot see scattering or injury.”
A third witness, who took photos of hell in New York’s East Village, added: “Fire devouring the building in front of me on Second Avenue and Seventh Street.
He posted a photo taken from his window across the street, showing a smaller fire before the blaze spread through the rest of the building.
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
(Image: kenisajerk / Twitter)
He wrote: “And this is how it all started. A small fire in a restaurant that some team members have been cleaning up.”
Myles Miller, journalist for NBC New York tweeted: “4-alarm fire on 2nd Ave and 7th Street #EastVillage inside an empty building
“FD reports no injuries and ongoing operations.”
The cause is under investigation.
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