{"id":398496,"date":"2026-11-09T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/398496\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:50:41","slug":"man-dead-16-displaced-after-early-morning-fire-in-hamilton-heights-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/398496\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dead, 16 displaced after early morning fire in Hamilton Heights apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByEyewitness News  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WABC logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794217840_17_origin-wabc.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monday, November 9, 2026 9:30AM<\/p>\n<p>Stream New York&#8217;s #1 news &#8211; AccuWeather &#8211; original content 24\/7<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">HAMILTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) &#8212; An 80-year-old man died following an early morning apartment fire in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The fire broke out on the third floor of a building at 660 Riverside Drive shortly before 1:35 a.m. Heavy flames were seen shooting from the windows as firefighters responded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20025945_110926-wabc-hamilton-heights-stringer1-img.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 52-year-old woman was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">About 16 residents were displaced. 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