Around 79 firefighters and medical personnel rushed to the scene around 6:19 a.m. near Southern Blvd. and E.149th St. in Mott Haven, where the fire broke out on the 4th floor, FDNY said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

It was unclear how the fire started.

The fire was placed under control an hour later around 7:26 a.m.

A man was rushed to the Hospital with CPR in progress after a fire broke out inside of apartment 42-C on the fourth floor at 540 Southern Boulevard in the Bronx on Sunday October 11, 2026. 0753. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News

One person is clinging to life after a fire broke out in an apartment on Southern Blvd. and E.149th St. in the Bronx on Sunday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)