Jan. 9, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters braved freezing temperatures early Wednesday to extinguish a fire in Canarsie. Crews from the FDNY’s 58th Battalion responded to heavy flames on the second floor of a two-story private home at 1445 E. 105th St. shortly after 7:15 a.m. During their search of the residence, firefighters rescued…
Dec. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued one person and one canine companion from an all-hands apartment fire in Midwood on Monday morning. The fire broke out on on the fourth floor at 1233 East 19th St. around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, according to the FDNY. As firefighters searched…
Dec. 16, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued a man from a burning home Saturday afternoon in East New York. Crews responded to 705 Georgia Ave. at about 2:40 p.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story private home. Firefighters from Ladder Company 103 forced entry and found the…
Nov. 18, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued three civilians from an early morning blaze in Canarsie on Monday, officials said. The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. at 1120 East 81st St., between Avenue K and Avenue L, in a three-story brick building, according to the FDNY. Crews from Engine Company 257 and…
Oct. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell An exploding lithium-ion battery sparked a fire that killed one person and injured two others in Brighton Beach on Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY. The battery was charging inside a bedroom in a second-floor apartment at 3110 Brighton 3rd St. at about 3:30 a.m,…
Aug. 15, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued a person trapped on the second floor of a multi-family dwelling in Bath Beach on Thursday morning, according to the FDNY.
Feb. 5, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil
One person is dead and three others, including a toddler, are in critical condition Monday after a fatal fire in Boerum Hill Sunday afternoon.
Dec. 15, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
Seven people were injured in a devastating four-alarm blaze at a Greenpoint apartment building early on Friday morning.
Sep. 12, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters quickly snubbed out a bedroom fire in a private house at 937 Blake Ave. in East New York on Tuesday morning. Units arrived on the scene to find fire venting out of a second floor window just after 11:45 a.m. Some 65 firefighters used one hose-line to…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Emily Davenport
The FDNY is working to extinguish a four-alarm blaze that broke out in a building storing lumber in Williamsburg.