Toaster caused 7-alarm fire that injured 17 in Manhattan building | ABC News
Heavy smoke and flames could be seen at 775 Riverside Drive from across the Hudson River in New Jersey. (Photo/Richie Nussbaum)
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — 17 people were hurt and 60 people displaced in a seven-alarm fire that was apparently caused by a toaster.
The flames broke out on the second floor of the six-story residential building at 775 Riverside Drive, near West 156th Street, in Washington Heights Monday afternoon. The fire reached the roof, sending plumes of dark smoke billowing into the sky.
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