Around 7 a.m. on Tuesday (11/8) fire broke out at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx.

According to firefighters, the fire started on the seventh floor of the 18-story dwelling known as the home of Hip-Hop. Firefighters initially had trouble putting the fire out and it spread to the second floor as a result. One firefighter was injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Last September, Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Jamaal Bowman presented a congressional resolution declaring 1520 Sedgwick Ave. the birthplace of Hip-Hop. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., rapper KRS-One, Cindy Campbell, Leroy Mc Carthy and other politicians were on hand at the 102-apartment Morris Heights building where Jamaican immigrant Clive Campbell known as Kool Herc introduced Hip-Hop music at his legendary "Back To School Jam" for his sister Cindy on Aug 11, 1973.