CBS 2 – February 25, 2017 by CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Six firefighters and one civilian were injured in an extra-alarm fire that broke out Friday evening in an Upper West Side building. The fire broke out at 511 Amsterdam Ave. near 84th Street and was raised to four alarms, according to the […]
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From crack house to firehouse:Malnourished, abandoned pit bull that was covered in cigarette burns and found in a drug den finds a new lease on life at FDNY station
abandoned and abused pit bull has a new ‘leash’ on life thanks to quick-thinking rescuers in Staten Island and the kindhearted firefighters of the FDNY. Animal rescue couple Erica Mahnken and Michael Favor got a call that a young pit bull was abandoned inside of a freezing cold and empty ‘crack house’ in the middle […]
Rescued Pit Bull Finds New Home at FDNY Firehouse
NY Post – February 21, 2017 by Natalie Musumeci, Khristina Narizhnaya and Melkorka Licea A Lower East Side FDNY station nicknamed “Fort Pitt” has adopted an adorable pit bull named Ashley — “Ash” for short — who was saved from a Staten Island crack den by a nonprofit animal group. The Bravest of Engine 15/Ladder […]
Times Square Diner Fire Leaves 3 Injured, Including 2 Firefighters
The Patch – February 22, 2017 by patch.com TIMES SQUARE, NY — Three people, including two firefighters, were injured after a fire broke out at a Times Square diner early Tuesday morning, an FDNY spokesman told Patch. The fire started around 4:45 a.m. in the duct work of TSQ Brasserie at 723 7th Ave., near […]
Explosion Rattles Forest Hills Residents
Queens Tribune – February 22, 2017 by Jon Cronin Three manhole covers exploded on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills on Sunday night. The FDNY and Con Edison confirmed that three manhole covers were on fire near 68th Drive. “The cause was the same as always at this time of year,” said Allan Drury, a spokesman […]
Fire Breaks Out at Williamsburg Matzah Factory, FDNY Says
DNA Info – February 22, 2017 by Gwynne Hogan WILLIAMSBURG — A fire broke out Tuesday at a Williamsburg matzo factory with outstanding fines for having no sprinkler system, the FDNY and workers said. The blaze started in a wood-burning oven that was recently installed and was being used for the first time at 4:04 […]
Source: Smokers Tried to Put Out Fatal Fire Before Calling FDNY
SILive – February 17, 2017 by Maura Grunlund STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Attempts by smokers to put out the fatal residential fire in Port Richmond delayed the response by the FDNY, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The first fatal fire of 2017 on Staten Island claimed the life of John Russell, […]
81-Year-Old Man Stays Cool as Firefighter Rescues Him From Burning Upper East Side Building
WNBC 4 – February 17, 2017 by NBC News Jim Duffy figured he was seconds from death. A six-alarm fire was swallowing his East 93rd Street building. Then, a firefighter appeared at his fifth floor window who introduced himself as Jim. The 81-year-old Yorkville resident actually laughed. Duffy casually recalled his escape from near-certain death […]
Corona Family Jumps Out Window to Escape Fire
Queens Tribune – February 17, 2017 by ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A woman, four children and two dogs escaped out of a second-floor window after a Sunday morning fire in the basement of their Corona building trapped them in their apartment. At approximately 10 a.m., Ramonita Rosa, 34, her daughters Arianna, 16, and Gianna, 10, […]
1 Injured after Fire Above Myrtle Ave. Restaurant Putnam’s, FDNY Says
DNA Info – February 15, 2017 by Alexandra Leon and Jeanmarie Evelly CLINTON HILL — A fire broke out Tuesday morning above the popular Myrtle Avenue restaurant Putnam’s Pub & Cooker, damaging the eatery and leaving a firefighter with minor injuries, officials said. The blaze started just before 11 a.m. between the first and second […]
