Jan. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
A woman is in critical condition after an all-hands fire in East New York on Friday morning.
Woman in critical condition after East New York fire: FDNY
Tag: fire
Newly-engaged Bensonhurst couple start GoFundMe after apartment fire
Jan. 10, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A newly-engaged Brooklyn couple are raising money after a fire destroyed their Bensonhurst apartment the same day they got engaged.
‘Where will I be staying?’: Boulevard Houses residents look for answers after New Year’s Eve fire
Jan. 8, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
Just over a week after fireworks started a devastating four-alarm fire at the Boulevard Houses NYCHA development, residents and management are trying to work toward recovery.
Two rescued from New Year’s house fire in Cypress Hills
Jan. 2, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
Two people were rescued from a Cypress Hills house fire on Dec. 31.
New Year’s Eve fire at East New York NYCHA complex leaves 80 displaced, 7 injured
Jan. 2, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Two days after a devastating four-alarm fire an East New York public housing development, residents are piecing together what’s next in their lives and the new year.
Brooklyn legislators look to reinforce e-bike battery safety after multiple deadly fires
Dec. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
In November, a fire caused by a lithium-ion e-bike battery in Crown Heights killed three people and injured 14. Lithium-ion batteries were also to blame for a Bushwick blaze that injured five people in October, and for an inferno that destroyed a Sunset Park storage facility just a few days later.
Cypress Hills landlord who allegedly set fire to building charged with arson, attempted murder: DA
Dec. 22, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A Brooklyn landlord has been charged after he allegedly set fire to a Cypress Hill rental property he owned with a family of eight tenants inside the building, including six children, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday.
Destructive Greenpoint fire caused by food left on stove, apartment building was in foreclosure at time of blaze
Dec. 22, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The four-alarm fire that destroyed a two-family apartment building in Greenpoint last week was accidental, FDNY investigators have concluded, and an investigation by Brooklyn Paper determined that the building was being foreclosed upon at the time of the fire.
Firefighters battle three-alarm blaze in Gowanus
Dec. 21, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell & Dean Moses
Firefighters are still working to knock down a harrowing three-alarm blaze that broke out in Gowanus earlier this morning.
Seven injured in four-alarm blaze in Greenpoint: FDNY
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.