At least one person is dead and several were injured, including at least 11 firefighters in a fire in a seven-story apartment building in Yonkers early Wednesday.
One of the rescued residents was reported to be in critical condition.
Yonkers Police told CBS firefighters from many departments were still trying to control the fire at 5 a.m.
"We have every company in the city fighting this fire. We also have additional companies that are here from places like Eastchester, New Rochelle, I believe Mount Vernon are all here assisting us in this fight. This is a very difficult building to fight, it's kind of an odd shape. It's 95 families. As you can see, almost impossible to fight from this street, and we're fighting it from this street, and the other side," said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.
Flames were observed at the top of the Mona Lisa Cooperative Residence on Bronx River Road at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to ABC.
They reported fire started on the first floor, but has been burning through the top floors of this multiple-story building.
As of 5 a.m., crews were still trying to control the fire.
