Apartment ablaze in New York City

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New York Firefighters are battling a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Harlem on Wednesday night.

According to the New York Fire Department, first responders are on the scene of a four-alarm fire that broke out just before 9 pm (0200GMT Thursday) at the five-story building, which is reportedly abandoned, located on 139th St. between Lenox Avenue and Powell Boulevard.

​​​​​​​Nearly 40 units and 170 fire and emergency medical service personnel are on the scene, with no reports of injuries so far.