A 95-year-old woman died in a two-alarm fire at a home in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon, officials said. Two homes in Canarsie, at 1358 and 1362 East 93rd Street, were on fire when officials responded to the scene on Saturday afternoon, police and the FDNY said. Anna Barthelemy, who lived at 1358 East 93rd Street, was […]
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FDNY may pull firefighters from busiest companies to cut costs
By Rich Calder and Yoav Gonen July 5, 2018 | 6:36pm | Updated Modal Trigger ShutterstockThe FDNY is considering stationing one less firefighter at its busiest engine companies as part of a cost-savings measure to cover rising medical leave, officials said Thursday. As early as next week, the Fire Department might stop assigning a fifth firefighter to the 15 engine companies that […]
Woman Dies, Several Firefighters Hurt After Blaze Rips Through NYC Home Amid Stifling Heat: Officials
By Tracie Strahan Published at 5:40 AM EDT on Jul 2, 2018 | Updated at 11:43 AM EDT on Jul 2, 2018 A house fire early Monday morning in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn claimed the life of one woman. Tracie Strahan reports. (Published Monday, July 2, 2018) A fire that sent residents running from […]
Retired FDNY firefighter, girlfriend found dead in boat
By Stephanie Pagones July 2, 2018 | 11:34am | Updated Modal Trigger Fire IslandiStockphoto A retired city cop-turned-firefighter and his girlfriend were found dead of suspected carbon-monoxide poisoning on a docked boat at Fire Island, Suffolk County police said Monday. The bodies of 54-year-old Peter D’Ancona and Tina Sgambati, 51, were discovered aboard the 35-foot Mainship craft around 2:25 p.m. […]
Longtime Local Tailor Shop Burns in Morning Fire
Posted on June 28, 2018 at 1:55 pm by West Sider Photo by A.B. J & A Tailor Shop, which has been around for decades at 177 West 83rd Street, went up in flames early on Thursday. At 8:20 a.m., the FDNY got a call about a fire on the first floor of the five-story, multi-occupied […]
Car Burst Into Flames In Front Of Madison Square Garden: FDNY
A witness took a video of smoke and flames shooting from the car’s hood. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Jun 27, 2018 3:40 pm ET MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A car burst into flames on one of Midtown’s busiest streets Wednesday afternoon, fire officials and witnesses said. The car caught fire around 2:30 p.m., in front of […]
Ambulance Explodes, Fire Spreads To Cars On UWS Street, FDNY Says
Multiple cars were burned on West 73rd Street near Amsterdam Avenue after an ambulance exploded. By Brendan Krisel, Patch National Staff | Jun 27, 2018 11:19 am ET | Updated Jun 27, 2018 11:24 am ET UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Several cars were engulfed in flames early Wednesday morning on an Upper West Side street after an ambulance exploded, an […]
A life of service: Remembering FDNY Chief Ronald Spadafora
By DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD JUN 27, 2018 | 4:00 AM FDNY Chief of Fire Prevention Ronald Spadafora, who led the department’s rescue and recovery efforts after 9/11, died from cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins at 63. (Michael Schwartz for New York Daily News) In the hell of Ground Zero, FDNY Chief Ronald Spadafora toiled […]
Sister of Happy Land arson victim to become FDNY fire inspector
By THOMAS TRACY JUN 17, 2018 | 4:30 PM EXCLUSIVE: Sister of Happy Land arson victim to become FDNY fire inspector Taja Marlow, 30, is becoming an FDNY fire prevention inspector so another Happy Land fire, which killed her oldest sister, Kim Marlow, never happens again. (FDNY) One of the city’s newest FDNY inspectors […]
Smoking blamed in fatal high-rise fire in Far Rockaway
Eyewitness News Monday, June 18, 2018 12:58PM FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (WABC) — Officials say smoking is to blame for a fatal fire at a high-rise apartment building in Queens. The fire started just before 2:30 a.m. Monday on the 15th floor of the building on Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway. A 71-year-old woman […]
