Fire Breaks Out on Broadway Rooftop, No Injuries
A fire erupted at the roof of 366 Broadway the morning of June 19. The FDNY quickly contained the blaze. The cause was not determined and the fire remains under investigation.
| 19 Jun 2026 | 01:39
A fire on the roof of 366 Broadway blazing on the morning of June 19, visible to passerby and nearby buildfing occupants. (
)
According to the FDNY, 38 fire and EMS personnel were dispatched. (
)
The cause of the 366 Broadway fire, which according to footage seemed to entail flames over six feet, remains unclear. (
)
Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. (
)
Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. (
)
Firetrucks and police cars lined the street at approximately 10 a.m. after the fire was called in. (
)
Several Lower Manhattan residents were alarmed to find firetrucks parked outside their building on June 19, as the FDNY responded to a fire that broke out on the roof of 366 Broadway.
The FDNY received the call at approximately 10 a.m. and at 10:33 a.m., reported that the fire would “probably hold,” indicating that firefighters expected to contain the blaze without requiring additional support. Operations continued until around noon, and no injuries have been reported.
Video footage obtained from residents shows several-foot tall flames blazing on the building’s rooftop, as well as leaking and water damage from hoses. The building at 366 Broadway is a 12-story resudential structure with four units on each floor. Each unit on the 12th floor has their own stairway up to the roof equipped with glass doors. According to one resident, the glass door belonging to the 12th-floor residents who discovered the fire was destroyed by the heat and pressure.
This isn’t the first fire that Otto Fritton, a long-time 366 Broadway resident and former contributor to Our Town, remembers in his building. Fritton recalled a “massive electrical fire” that erupted a little over a decade ago, and being able to see flames billowing out of the eleventh floor windows.
“I’m surprised it [another fire] happened because it’s rare and I think people have been wary since the first accident,” Fritton said.
The source of the fire remains under investigation. One resident reported the fire marshal saying that evidence is often destroyed in these situations, and that potential causes range from a flyaway cigarette ember to faulty electrical wiring.