Fire Damages Eugene O’Neill Theatre in Manhattan, Injures Firefighter During Difficult Blaze

NEW YORK, N.Y. — A fire inside the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Monday morning caused significant damage and sent one firefighter to the hospital after crews battled flames hidden deep within the building’s upper levels. The blaze, reported around 10 a.m., spread through an electrical area and into concealed spaces near the roof, complicating efforts to fully contain it.

Firefighters located the source in an electrical room between the fourth and fifth floors, where lighting and electrical equipment had caught fire, according to the FDN...