High-end EV condo goes up in flames

The five-story condominium building at 240 East Houston Street, near Avenue A, caught fire last night just after 5:30 p.m., blanketing the neighborhood in smoke but causing no deaths or major injuries, according to the New York Times. Eight firefighters suffered minor injuries. A renovation project had recently begun on the roof of the roughly 20-unit building, and residents said they suspected that was the source of the blaze. The average price of an apartment at the building is close to $1.2 million. The Fire Department of New York was still investigating the cause of the fire and assessing the damage last night, but residents were temporarily displaced. [NYT]