Aug. 15, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters made quick work of what appeared to be another lithium-ion battery fire in Bensonhurst on Tuesday morning.
Lithium-ion batteries and e-bike catch fire in Bensonhurst building: FDNY
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One dead, three injured in Brownsville apartment fire: FDNY
Aug. 14, 2023 Adam Daly and Lloyd Mitchell
Two people jumped from the fifth floor of a Brownsville residential building to escape heavy smoke and flames during an all-hands fire that left one resident dead and three others injured on Aug. 14.
Firefighters battle all-hands blaze at East Flatbush apartment building with history of safety issues
Aug. 11, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled an all-hands fire at the top of an East Flatbush apartment building with a long history of safety violations on Aug. 10.
‘Prelude of climate change’: Thunderstorm batters Bensonhurst with high winds, rain
Jul. 27, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A severe thunderstorm hit southern Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon, downing trees and damaging property as winds of up to 70 mph swept through the area.
Firefighters rescue construction worker buried in Bushwick trench collapse
Jul. 18, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters in Bushwick rescued a construction worker who became trapped in a trench collapse at a construction site on Tuesday morning. The sides of an excavation site collapsed at 659 Flushing Ave. just after 9:40 a.m. on July 18, trapping the worker in roughly three feet of debris. Units…
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Two in critical condition after all-hands fire in brownsville
Jul. 10, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer & Lloyd Mitchell
Two people were left in critical condition after an all-hands fire in Brownsville on Sunday night.
Hazmat removes lithium-ion batteries from Starrett City apartment building after early-morning blaze: FDNY
Jul. 3, 2023 Adam Daly & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters subdued an early morning fire that appeared to have been caused by lithium-ion batteries at a Starrett City apartment complex early on Monday morning.
FDNY propels down burning Park Slope building, rescues trapped man
Jun. 20, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Firefighters propelled down the side of a burning Park Slope building to save a man trapped on the fourth-floor during a dramatic Tuesday morning rescue.
Fire at Gravesend NYCHA complex injures 3 firefighters, 1 resident
Jun. 15, 2023 Lloyd Mitchell & Adam Daly
A fire at a Gravesend NYCHA complex on Thursday morning left one resident and three firefighters injured, an FDNY spokesperson confirmed.
Firefighter injured in three-alarm Crown Heights blaze
Jun. 14, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
One firefighter was injured while battling a three-alarm fire in Crown Heights on Tuesday afternoon.