Fire Breaks Out in Lux Condo on W. 27th St. Near High Line
The blaze started on the 7th floor of an 11-story building, the FDNY told Straus News. There were no injuries, but 78 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene. A cause remains under investigation by fire marshals.
A fire broke out in an upscale 11-story apartment building located in Chelsea, not far from the High Line, on Jan. 26. The blaze at 520 W. 27th St. was said to have started on the seventh floor. No injuries were reported, the FDNY told Straus News, and fire marshals are investigating what caused the incident.
A total of 20 firefighting units, or 78 firefighters and EMS personnel, responded to the fire at 7:33 p.m. In under an hour, firefighters managed to bring it under control by 8:27 p.m.
Footage posted by locals on the Citizen app noted that heavy smoke was emanating from the building during the blaze, with a phalanx of fire engines and police vehicles lining the street near Tenth Ave.
A visit to the affected building by Straus on Monday, Jan. 27 didn’t reveal significant exterior damage. However, a member of the FDNY who declined to comment was spotted chatting with the building’s super, in what appeared to be a follow-up meeting. The super himself also declined comment. A car belonging to the FDNY remained stationed across the street from the site of the blaze.
According to StreetEasy, the apartment-searching service, 520 W. 27th St. is a postwar building owned by Rudder Property Group, it contains a variety of high-end condos, with one advertised unit being offered at an asking price in the millions. It also contains a private parking garage. The building opened in 2008, a year before the opening of the High Line sent real estate prices in the area zooming upward.
The NYPD did not reply to a request for comment on the blaze. The FDNY did not indicate that any foul play was suspected. Police cruisers were clearly on-site during the fire, footage shows, but there was no crime scene tape or police vehicles present by the next day.