FireEngineering.com – December 31, 2016 by FireEngineering.com Three firefighters have been hurt while battling a five-alarm fire burning through a row of businesses in Queens, New York. The fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m. on Vleigh Place. At least 14 stores were affected. Millions of gallons of water were no match for the relentless […]
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Fire Scorches Brooklyn Church Days Before the New Year
NY Post – December 31, 2016 by Gina Daidone and Nick Fugallo A fire broke out at a church in Brooklyn Thursday evening, destroying the interior just days before the new year, officials said. Fire officials say the blaze began around 5:45p.m. in the back of The Truth Center of Divine Awareness on Ralph Avenue […]
FDNY 9/11 victims honored at Hanukkah celebration in Downtown Brooklyn
Five lights were illuminated on the menorah for the fifth night of Hanukkah. Photos courtesy of FDNY By Scott Enman Brooklyn Daily Eagle Hundreds gathered at the FDNY’s Brooklyn headquarters at 9 MetroTech Center on Wednesday night to celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah and to pay tribute to three FDNY members who lost their […]
Trump Tower Evacuated Due to ‘Suspicious Package’ Full of Children’s Toys
The Patch – December 29, 2016 by Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Trump Tower, the Midtown Manhattan headquarters of President-elect Donald Trump was evacuated late Tuesday afternoon due to reports of a suspicious package, an NYPD spokesman told Patch. The NYPD bomb squad arrived at Trump Tower to investigate an unattended […]
Fire Rips Through Manhattan Building, Killing Two Dogs
Y Post – December 28, 2016 by Gabriella Bass A fast-moving blaze ripped through a four-story apartment building Monday on Manhattan’s East Side. None of the tenants in the six-unit building at 122 Lexington Ave. off 28th Street was injured, but a resident, who asked not to be identified, noted that two dogs belonging to […]
Subway Service Snarled On Several Lines Due To Fire at NYC Transit Substation
AMNY – December 27, 2016 by Lauren Cook and Vincent Barone Service has resumed with extensive delays on the D, E and F lines after a manhole explosion set fire to an MTA substation in Manhattan Sunday night, snarling service, according to the transit agency. The incident occurred just before 10:15 p.m. Sunday at 126 […]
Brooklyn Apartment Building Fire Leaves Dozens of People Ill
NY Daily News – December 27, 2016 by RIKKI REYNA JOHN ANNESE A dozen people were sickened by smoke after a fire broke out in a Brooklyn apartment building Christmas night, officials said. The blaze started inside a first-floor apartment in a six-floor building on Empire Blvd. near Schenectady Ave. in Crown Heights at about […]
Hundreds Evacuated after Electrical Fire Erupts in Manhattan Subway Tunnels
NY Daily News – December 27, 2016 by CHRIS SOMMERFELDT More than 1,200 people had to be evacuated and several subway lines were closed down after an electrical fire broke out in Midtown on Christmas night, authorities said. The fire erupted on W. 53rd St. in between Sixth and Seventh Aves. around 10:15 p.m., according […]
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Delays Continue after Power Outage Stalls Subways on Christmas Night
CBS 2 – December 26, 2016 by CBS News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A power outage is causing service changes and delays on more than half a dozen subway lines Monday morning. The MTA is reporting delays along the A, D, E, F, N, Q and R train lines due to a loss of power […]
