Fire At New York City Serbian Diplomatic Mission ‘Accidental, Electrical Wiring’: FDNY
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
The cause of a two-alarm fire at the Serbian Mission to the United Nations Sunday in Manhattan’s Upper East Side was “accidental, electrical wiring,” according to the Fire Department. Three civilians and one fire fighter were taken to Lenox Hill Hospital with minor injuries, according to FDNY. The flames broke out just after 8 p.m. Sunday on the third floor of the Gilded Age mansion at 854 Fifth Ave., which also houses Serbia’s Permanent Mission to the UN.
According to the FDNY, no smoke alarms were present in the Serbian Mission. Firefighters first got the call at 8:40 p.m. and it quickly escalated to a 2-Alarm blaze, according to FDNY.
The 2-Alarm was under control about an hour after being reported at 8:40 p.m. Dec. 9, 2018 firefighters said. More than 100 firefighters battled the two-alarm blaze.
The Beaux Art mansion built in 1905 was up for sale, with an asking price of $50 million. It’s a landmarked building, designed by the same architects who designed Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal.
