Bronx Times – January 28, 2018 by Bronx Times A hero who perished in the Prospect Avenue fire will soon be memorialized with a street naming. Private first class Emmanuel Mensah is credited with repeatedly entering the burning building to help trapped tenants escape the life-threatening flames and smoke. He was born in Ghana and […]
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FDNY Rookies Rescue Critically Injured Man
JOHN ANNESE ON JAN 29, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Jan. 29–Two firefighters, one with just a few months on the job, pulled a critically injured man from a burning Washington Heights apartment building Sunday night, an FDNY spokesman said. The blaze broke out just before 5:30 p.m., on the fourth floor of a building in the Rangel […]
FDNY Launches New Campaign to ‘Close The Door’ after Bronx Fire Killed 13
WPIX – January 25, 2018 by Marcus Solis Wednesday, January 24, 2018 06:11PM NEW YORK (WABC) — The horrific apartment building fire in the Bronx that killed 13 people is now becoming a teachable moment about fire safety. Fire officials say the mother of the 3-year-old boy who started the fire didn’t close the door […]
Bayside pols oppose proposal to expand government use of Fort Totten
By Mark Hallum Photo by Michael Shain State Sen. Tony Avella objected to lack of transparancy regarding use of Fort Totten. Elected officials in Bayside have sounded the alarm about a study being conducted by the city at Fort Totten to possibly expand the footprint of agencies operating there by creating training facilities for the […]
Is It Safe To Leave Your Crock Pot On All Night (Or All Day)?
By Kristen Aiken Slow cookers have long been a source of worry for home cooks, but after Tuesday night’s episode of “This Is Us,” America is shook. The show featured an unsettling scene in which an old slow cooker malfunctions and sets the Pearson family’s entire house ablaze. Earlier that night, Jack Pearson turns off […]
3 Firefighters Hurt Tackling Blaze as NYC Residents Watch in Horror: FDNY
Three firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in the Bronx Monday night as horrified residents stood outside watching their building burn. The flames broke out on the fifth floor on the five-story building on St. Mary’s Street in Mott Haven around 8 p.m. and quickly consumed the top half of the building, according to […]
Frightening moment an item bursts into flames on the NYC subway
A fire mysteriously broke out on a New York City subway seat early Sunday. Witnesses near the F train at the Second Avenue station took out their cell phones to capture footage of a bizarre blaze which appeared to have destroyed someone’s jacket or bag. In an Instagram video captioned ‘Ahh, New York’ by user stibbanski, several people are heard […]
Memorial Mass Honors Firefighters Killed in BX in Fire 13 Years Ago
News 12 – January 21, 2018 by News 12 Bronx THE BRONX – A memorial Mass on Saturday honored the lives of the three firefighters killed in the line of duty in a Bronx fire 13 years ago. Lt. Curtis W, Meyran, John G. Bellew and Joseph P DiBernardo were forced to jump to their […]
Gas Explosion in Brooklyn Apartment Injures Four People, One Seriously
NY Daily News – January 21, 2018 by BYRON SMITH, THOMAS TRACY A gas explosion ripped through a Brooklyn apartment Saturday, injuring four people, one seriously, officials said. The blast blew out a window and set off a small fire inside the second-floor apartment on Bay 49th St. near Cropsey Ave. in Bath Beach about […]
Bodies of identical twin sisters found when FDNY responds to water leak in Brooklyn home
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Bodies of identical twin sisters were discovered in a Brooklyn home after authorities were called to the location for a water leak. FDNY responded about 2:30 p.m. to a home on Union Street near Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights after a neighbor called about flooding in the basement. When they went […]
