2 people seriously hurt in fire at Upper West Side building
NEW YORK -- Two people were seriously hurt when a fire broke out Monday on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The fire started around 6 a.m. on the second floor of a nine story building on Broadway near West 99th Street.
Chopper 2 flew over the scene as dozens of firefighters responded, along with a HAZMAT team.
First responders took two people to hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but fire officials say they found a charred scooter inside.