UPDATE University Heights: Fire in Residential Building Under Control at 103 West 183rd Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO a fire at 103 West 183rd Street in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Friday night, Feb. 24, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the Citizens’ App

FDNY officials said firefighters have extinguished a fire which broke out in a multiple dwelling in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Friday evening, Feb. 24.

The department officials said all hands were called at 6.31 p.m. to respond to the blaze which broke out on the 5th floor of a residential building located at 103 West 183rd Street in Apartment 52.

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The fire was brought under control at around 7.26 p.m., according to the FDNY. Norwood News reached out to the FDNY for details of any injuries as well as for the cause of the fire. We were later informed by a fire department official that there were no injuries. The cause is under investigation.

In unrelated FDNY news, fire officials said that on Feb. 24, FDNY fire protection inspectors, fire marshals, and the New York City Sheriff conducted a joint operation at five locations in Manhattan with the purpose of identifying violations related to the charging and storage of lithium ion batteries.

“Twenty-five members from both agencies worked together and identified numerous dangerous conditions, unsafe electrical practices, and other assorted fire safety violations, including the storage of propane,” fire department officials said. “Improper storage and charging of hundreds of batteries and dozens of e-mobility devices was found at all five locations. In all, #FDNY issues 11 FDNY summonses, 14 Violation Orders, and 6 Criminal Summonses,” they added.

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