Tag: fire

At least 12 people displaced after fire in problem-ridden Flatbush apartment building

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Apr. 18, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A two-alarm fire at a Flatbush apartment building displaced on Thursday morning displaced at least 12 people, just over three years after a blaze in the same building left dozens of residents effectively homeless. The fire broke out in a bedroom on the third floor…

Fire at NYCHA’s Brownsville Houses leaves 13 people injured

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Mar. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than a dozen people were injured and nine hospitalized after a large fire at NYCHA’s Brownsville Houses on Wednesday night.  Firefighters responded to reports of a fire on the fourth and fifth floors at 268 Osborn St. just after 7 p.m. on March 20, according to the…

Fire at Bay Ridge apartment building leaves two injured

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Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A fire in a large Bay Ridge apartment building left at least two people injured on Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out on the third floor of a seven-story building on 3rd Avenue near 99th Street around 11 a.m., per the FDNY. When firefighters arrived…

Brooklyn parks scorched by brush fires work toward recovery, resiliency

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Mar. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Months after hundreds of brush fires burned through Brooklyn’s green spaces, its parks are still recovering — and girding themselves for a future where those blazes are more frequent. This week, the Prospect Park Alliance and Marine Park Alliance were among five city park groups to receive “wildfire…

Three-alarm fire destroys century-old Brooklyn church

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Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A three-alarm fire consumed a Bushwick church on Wednesday morning.   The fire started at the more than century-old Iglesia Pentecostal Arca Cristiana at 1155 Halsey Street at around 10:30 a.m., and firefighters moved in “aggressively,” said FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods. But with the…

Firefighters rescue 11 from burning Brooklyn brownstone, one first responder hit by truck

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Feb. 14, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued 11 people from a burning brownstone in Brooklyn on Friday morning, while one firefighter was injured after being struck by a firetruck, authorities said. Crews responded to a fire at 659 Eastern Parkway just after 10:15 a.m. and found heavy flames on the second and third…

‘He wears his heart on his sleeve’: Fundraiser launched for FDNY dispatcher after fire

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Feb. 13, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn is rallying behind a local FDNY dispatcher who tragically lost his home in a fire. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support FDNY Brooklyn Dispatcher 290 and Training Unit Instructor John Abouricheh, whose apartment caught fire earlier this month. The fundraiser aims to raise money to…

Brooklyn apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants

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Feb. 12, 2025 By Adam Daly A man killed in an early morning apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran and father of one. The fatal blaze broke out on the third floor of 510 80th St. shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 9,…

Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at Brooklyn restaurant

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze in the ductwork of Kavkazkiy Dvorik restaurant on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Crews arrived at 2713 Ave. U in Sheepshead Bay shortly after 12:48 p.m. on Feb. 10 to find heavy smoke billowing from a two-story mixed-use building. The fire had spread to…

Firefighters quickly contain Midwood house fire despite battle with frozen hydrant

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Feb. 6, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters quickly contained a house fire in Midwood on Wednesday afternoon. Units began receiving calls about the blaze at 1422 East 15th St., near Avenue N, just before noon on Feb. 5. Firefighters arrived to find flames emanating from the rear of the three-story dwelling. Fire Department personnel…