The worker curled up “like a turtle” when the safe fell on him, a witness said. Handout BOROUGH PARK — A worker was beaming when he wriggled free from a massive safe he’d been trapped in for about 30 minutes after it fell on him in a Brooklyn yeshiva Monday morning, video shows. Staff at […]
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FDNY Hosts Charity Boxing Event in Rockaway
TimesLedger.com – July 07, 2017 by timesledger.com FDNY Boxing is hosting a charity event in Rockaway beach Friday. The community event, dubbed “The Thrilla in Camilla,” will pit FDNY boxers against West Midlands Fire Service from Birmingham, England, and feature other grudge matches. Proceeds from the event will go towards veterans and Building Homes for […]
FDNY Rescues Workers Over 200 Feet Below Ground
Four rescued at Con Ed plant in Brooklyn 07/06/2017 FDNY members descended 200 ft below ground via complex rope operation to rescue four workers. (FDNY Twitter photo) NEW YORK (AP) — New York City firefighters have rescued four workers from an elevator stuck 230 feet below ground at a utility plant. A fire department […]
NJ TRANSIT Train Derails Entering Penn Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NJ TRANSIT train derailed at Penn Station late Thursday, spurring a major FDNY response and halting service to the terminal. NJ TRANSIT Train No. 3276 on the North Jersey Coast Line had left Long Branch at 7:20 p.m., and had been expected to arrive at Penn Station at 8:53 p.m. The […]
10 People Hurt in Fourth of July Apartment Building Fire, FDNY Says
BRONX — Ten people were hurt when a massive Fourth of July fire engulfed the fourth floor of an apartment building Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY. The blaze at 860 Hunts Point Ave. was reported at 1:10 p.m. and finally brought under control nearly two hours later, officials said. FDNYalerts BX 4-ALARM 860 HUNTS […]
FDNY Rescues 4 Workers Trapped in Elevator Underground at Con Edison Plant
Firefighters rescued four workers stuck in an elevator underground at a utility plant in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, officials say. A Con Edison employee and three contractors were trapped in an elevator about 220 feet below ground at the Con Edison plant on Hudson Avenue just after 7:30 a.m., fire officials said. The workers had been […]
Arson charges follow 5-alarm Olmstead Ave. fire
Photo by Aracelis Batista Firefighters combated a five-alarm fire which injured nine people and damaged six homes. By Arthur Cusano Photo by Aracelis Batista Police surveyed the scene from higher ground as firefighters continued dousing the embers. Three men were arrested last week in connection with illegal firework use that led to a five-alarm fire […]
FDNY Battles 5-Alarm Blaze in East Village
Dwayne Harmon29 June 2017, 10:0 Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2017/06/29/fdny-battles-5-alarm-blaze-in-east-village/The FDNY’s Twitter feed said recently that no injuries had been reported in the fire at 60 East Ninth Street. The fire quickly escalated to five alarms. Investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen cooking area of a ground floor deli and then traveled undetected up […]
Mighty Quinn: June 30
The Mighty One is in a big hole BYMIGHTY QUINN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, June 29, 2017, 8:12 PM The FDNY squared off against the LAPD for the National Championship in football last Saturday at Aviation Field in Brooklyn. So who won? “Hi Mighty, the FDNY Bravest are National Champions for 2017 of the […]
NYC Fire: Blaze Breaks Out Near Madison Square Park, FDNY Says
Firefighters are battling a blaze on the roof of a building near Madison Square Park. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments MADISON SQUARE PARK, NY — Firefighters are battling a blaze on the roof of a building across from Madison Square Park, fire officials said Friday. The fire was reported about 11:09 a.m. at 27 Madison Ave. No injuries […]
