Tom Kaminsky reports from NewsCopter 7 on the fire.
ByEyewitness News 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 8:00PM
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — Six people were hurt after a fire broke out Tuesday morning at a five-story apartment building in Washington Heights, prompting a response from dozens of firefighters and EMS personnel, according to the FDNY.
The fire was reported at 11:17 a.m. on the fifth floor of a building at 598 W. 178th St., between West 178th and West 179th streets near St. Nicholas Avenue.
The FDNY said they transported a total of six patients including one civilian and four firefighters with minor injuries and a firefighter with moderate injuries.
A total of 46 units and 141 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene.
The Department of Buildings issued a partial vacate order to all residential units in the building. The commercial space on the ground floor is not subject to the vacate order.
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