NA Info – December 16, 2016 by Aidan Gardiner and Danielle Tcholakian WEST VILLAGE — More than 100 firefighters battled a two-alarm fire on the top floor of a residential building at 24 Charles St. Wednesday night, the FDNY said. According to the fire department, a call about a fire at the six-story building came […]
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2-Alarm Fire in West Village Apartment Building Rekindles
WABC – December 16, 2016 by Eyewitness News WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) — A two-alarm fire that broke out inside a six-story building in the West Village on Wednesday night, flared up again. It started just after 10 p.m. at 24 Charles St., in a Laundromat and spread up a shaft. The fire was put […]
2 People Suffer Minor Injuries in Fire
SILive – December 16, 2016 by Maura Grunlund STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY quickly doused a fire at a home in Brighton heights were two people suffered minor injuries. The two injured civilians refused medical attention, said a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS. About 60 firefighters and 12 units fought the “all-hands” blaze that was […]
Joseph O’Toole, Ground Zero FDNY hero, dead of cancer at 61
Tweet email FDNY First Responder Joseph O’Toole (known as Toolie) died Monday of 9/11-related illness. (HANDOUT) BYLARRY MCSHANE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, December 14, 2016, 2:08 PM A longtime Bronx firefighter succumbed Monday to 9/11-related cancer nearly 14 years after he spent five months working at Ground Zero. Joseph O’Toole, a beloved FDNY figure […]
SILive – December 09, 2016 by SiLive.com WWII paratrooper on D-Day, Army Reserve officer, and retired FDNY battalion chief John P. “Jack” Downes, 92, died on Friday. Dec. 2, 2016. He was born on E. 52nd Street in Manhattan to the late Margaret and Stephen Downes. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen […]
Nine Injured, Including Three Firefighters and One Man Clinging To Life, in Queens Apartment Fire
NY Daily News – December 09, 2016 by AIDAN MCLAUGHLIN THOMAS TRACY A blaze sparked by a faulty space heater tore through a Queens apartment building early Thursday, leaving one man fighting for his life and five residents injured, officials said. Three firefighters also suffered injuries as the fire broke out on the fourth floor […]
Seven People Injured, 1 Critically, in Queens Apartment Fire: FDNY
WPIX – December 09, 2016 by ASHLEY SOLEY-CERRO MURRAY HILL, Queens — Seven people were injured in a Queens apartment fire Thursday morning, including of civilian who is in critical condition, FDNY said. Fire responded to a 4:40 a.m. call of a blaze near Sanford Avenue and 157 Street, fire officials said. Seven people were […]
Girls, Ages 1 and 2, Killed from Radiator ‘Steam Burst’ at Bronx Homeless Shelter: FDNY
WPIX – December 08, 2016 by ASHLEY SOLEY-CERRO HUNTS POINT, the Bronx — Two toddlers died Wednesday from injuries they suffered from a radiator “steam burst” at their home in the Bronx, FDNY said. Fire officials responded to a 12:05 p.m. report of a fire at a building near Hunts Point Avenue and Faile Street, […]
Dark Mirror
DECEMBER 5TH, 2016 4:06 PM KEVIN JAMES It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was president of the FDNY Islamic Society, which was embroiled in disputes with the fire commissioner regarding issues that included non-emergency building inspections at area mosques that interrupted congregational services on Fridays. Why not go to the next […]
2 Injured, Including FDNY Firefighter, in House Fire in The Bronx
ABC News – December 05, 2016 by ABC News BAYCHESTER, Bronx (WABC) — Two people were injured, including an FDNY firefighter, in a house fire in the Bronx Sunday morning. The initial call was received at 7:48 a.m. for the fire at a two-story home on Corsa Avenue in the Baychester section. The blaze on […]
