Apartment Fire In High-Rise on 72nd Street; Cat PerishesBy Gotham Rex on March 3, 2020Apartment Fire In High-Rise on 72nd Street; Cat Perishes A cat died in an apartment fire at the Ruxton Towers, a 17-story, prewar building at 50 West 72nd Street, at around 1:40 a.m., on Tuesday. There were no other injuries.