October 17, 2026 MANHATTAN, NEW YORK — A fire on the top floor of a five-story building on West 49th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in Hell's Kitchen killed one man and injured another on Saturday. The FDNY received the call shortly before 11:15 a.m., rescued two people and had the fire under control just before noon, CBS News New York reported. Police said a 36-year-old man died of his injuries and a 31-year-old man was listed in stable condition. The cause is under investigation. The video shows firefighters and EMS crews moving a patient on a stretcher, FDNY engines and ladder trucks lining the block, and emergency vehicles on nearby streets. Search terms: Hell's Kitchen, Midtown, Manhattan, West 49th Street, Eighth Avenue, Ninth Avenue, New York City, NYC, FDNY, EMS, NYPD, apartment fire, building fire, fatal fire, fire rescue, October 17 2026, 10/17/2026, 10.17.26 FreedomNews.TV | Licensing: [email protected] To license this video, contact Freedom News TV at https://www.freedomnews.tv/license or email [email protected].