Metro

Early-morning fire damages Manhattan home; one firefighter injured

Dozens of city firefighters spent the early morning battling a Manhattan house fire.

The fire started at about 3 a.m., along West 217th Street in Inwood.

Police at the scene said the house was burning blue when they arrived — and it took firefighters nearly two hours to get the fire under control.

One firefighter was injured from a fall, and his condition is unknown. But officials at the scene said no one in the house was injured.

Crews at the scene think the fire was caused by an electrical problem, and a manhole was seen sparking in front of the home.

In addition, a seven-story building located across the street from the fire lost power.

Red Cross crews also visited the scene, and are prepared to to help any residents left homeless by the fire.