Metro

Emotionally disturbed man rescued from Bronx apartment blaze

A naked emotionally disturbed man had to be rescued after he dangled from a window as a blaze ripped through a Bronx apartment building Sunday evening, authorities said.

The fire started at approximately 10:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of a 5-story apartment building on 141st Street near Cypress Avenue in Mott Haven, FDNY officials said.

When firefighters arrived they saw the unidentified man on the ledge and extended a ladder to try and get him down, according to FDNY chief Daniel McDonnell.

“He was hanging from a wire with a towel wrapped around, when help came they tried to grab him and he said let me go let me go I’m going to die!” said neighbor Wanda Lacen. “He was butt naked.”

The man refused help from emergency responders and had to be tied to the ladder and handcuffed before cops subdued him to get him down, McDonnell said.

The man was removed to Lincoln Hospital for observations, cops said.

There were no other injuries and it is not yet known what caused the fire, authorities said.