The family escaped safely as firefighters contained the blaze before it spread through the tower.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters are looking for the cause of a fire at a high-rise apartment building. There are no reports of serious injuries.

The FDNY says it was difficult to fight the fire against the wind, with nearly 80 first responders battling the flames and extinguishing the blaze after about an hour. Coffee found to have startling ...