Saturday was an evening too hot to enjoy outside, because of the heat and humidity. I decided to spend the night at home with my friends. Around 1am, I noticed flashing lights outside my window. I took a peep out the window, and noticed smoke building from the second floor of the apartment building across the street. I jetted to Park Avenue and 75th, where I saw about 13 fire trucks and around 30 firefighters. There were several ladders dispatched through the second floor windows. Firefighters were on ladders and breaking window bars to get access inside of the apartment. This made it easier to take anyone out of the building. 83-year-old Howard Bogard was removed from the building after passing out from smoke inhalation. Bogard later died in the hospital. Such activity is rare in the Upper East Side, which made this a stimulating occurrence. My condolences go to his wife. Seven firefighters were also injured in the fire.