A fire at a New York City apartment building left at least one person dead and 15 injured, Mayor Mamdani said Saturday.

Vanessa Gibson, a former New York State representative and the Bronx Borough President wrote on X: "Please pray for our neighbors displaced in the early hours of the morning. This is both devastating and traumatizing.

One person died and more than a dozen others, including a firefighter, were hospitalized after a massive fire, sparked by a gas explosion, tore through the top of a Bronx high-rise early Saturday, officials said.

A significant fire and gas explosion occurred in a 17-story residential building in The Bronx, New York, early Saturday, leading to a swift and extensive emergency response.

The 4-alarm fire in the Bronx started shortly after midnight and spread to multiple apartments in the 17-story building, according to a statement from the New York City Fire Department. There was no immediate word on what caused the fire. More than 200 fire and emergency crew were working at the scene, according to the fire department.

Firefighters are battling a blaze on the top two floors of a high-rise building in New York City.

A major fire has ripped through a high-rise building in the Bronx area of New York after a reported gas leak. More than 200 fire and emergency crews rushed to the scene shortly after midnight local time (5.

A huge fire has erupted at JFK Airport in New York City as smoke billows above Terminal 8. A spokesperson for the airport confirmed a tow truck belonging to American Airlines had caught fire and was extinguished by crews from the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting team. There were no reported injuries or disruptions.