The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) rescued three people Friday who were seen hanging from the window of a burning building, video footage showed.
FDNY responded around 2:14 p.m. to a call reporting a possible fire at St. Nicholas Place in Manhattan, the department confirmed in a statement online. Upon arrival to the scene, authorities stated they found people on the “fire escape” of the building as well as some “hanging out of the windows on the fifth floor,” according to the statement.