Fire

Small fire burns worker at Medical School

A small fire scorched a worker at the Columbia University Medical Center Friday morning, burning over 70 percent of his body. Following the incident, he and two other injured workers were rushed to the nearby Harlem Hospital, which has a burn center.

By Betsy Morais | Jun 26 12:47 pm ET

Breaking: Fire breaks out in Community Food, Nussbaum dorm residents evacuate

WEB UPDATE. After a fire broke out in neighboring restaurant Community Food & Juice at 9:40 a.m., residents of 600 West 113th St.—the Nussbaum dorm—were evacuated out of their building on Friday morning.

By Sam Levin | Apr 24 10:24 am ET

Dorm Fire Reveals Glitch in Alarm System

The oven fire and evacuation of Barnard’s 600 W. 116th St. apartment complex on Friday raised concerns among students who questioned the efficiency of the building’s fire system.

By Alix Pianin | Sep 8 11:50 pm ET

Oven Fire Breaks Out in Barnard Dorm

A small fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Barnard residence hall at 600 W. 116th St. early Friday morning.

By Alix Pianin and Betsy Morais | Sep 8 01:20 am ET

Fire Damages Harlem Co-op

A plume of gray smoke reached up into the Harlem sky as a fire tore through an apartment block late Monday afternoon and destroyed a building some residents had called home for many years.

By Joshua Chambers | Jan 22 03:07 am ET

Sulz. Fire Requires Evacuation of Quad

A trash can fire on the ninth floor of Sulzberger Hall led to the hospitalization of five security guards and the evacuation of nearly 1,000 students from the Barnard Quad early Sunday morning.

By Maggie Astor and Samantha Saly | Nov 19 03:52 am ET

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