Bill Farrington; Joe Diorio Falling debris from Soho fire escape causes injuries By Stephanie Pagones, Joe Marino and Ruth Weissmann February 16, 2018 | 2:36pm | Updated Two pedestrians strolling on a Soho street suffered “life-threatening injuries’’ Friday when they were struck by a metal fire-escape step that fell seven stories, authorities said. The […]
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Fire Escape Step Plunges 7 Stories in Lower Manhattan
Fire Escape Step Plunges 7 Stories in Lower Manhattan, Hits 2 People on Street: Officials By Erica Byfield Published at 2:57 PM EST on Feb 16, 2018 | Updated at 1:04 AM EST on Feb 17, 2018 WHAT TO KNOW Two people were injured after a step from a fire escape fell seven […]
Read more...Falling step from SoHo fire escape critically injures two people
Falling step from SoHo fire escape critically injures two people A pair of unsuspecting SoHo pedestrians were critically injured Friday when a 150-pound metal fire escape step plunged seven stories onto their heads, officials said. “The girl wasn’t moving,” eyewitness Imola Kobar, 41, told the Daily News. “It was just horrible. Their heads were […]
Read more...EXCLUSIVE: 7 On Your Side Investigates: Thousands of New York City fire escapes rust away without inspection
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — When a step fell seven stories from a SoHo building’s fire escape two weeks ago, it struck a man walking below in the head, killing him. The incident also exposed the city’s weak oversight of these aging steel structures. Cisco Meneses, inspector and founder of the National Fire Escape Association, […]
Read more...Woman dies after jumping from extra-alarm fire; Official suspect arson
CHICAGO — Fire officials say they suspect arson in a North Side fire that caused a woman’s death. The woman died from her injuries after jumping out a window to escape the extra-alarm fire. The fire started around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment building in the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue in the […]
Read more...Man seriously burned, 7 others hurt in Long Island City apartment fire
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Eight people were injured, one seriously, during an apartment fire in Queens late Tuesday. The fire started in a first-floor apartment in the building on 46th Avenue in Long Island City around 10:40 p.m. Several people inside said they heard what sounded like an explosion and quickly realized something […]
Read more...Children jump from balcony as fire rips through dance studio in Edgewater
EDGEWATER, New Jersey (WABC) — A group of children managed to escape when fire ripped through a dance studio in New Jersey Monday night. The fire broke out at a complex on River Road in Edgewater and spread to the studio where the kids were rehearsing. Trapped on a balcony with the fire closing in, […]
Read more...More apartments evacuated
NEW HAVEN — Another apartment license inspection, two more buildings evacuated. An apartment complex at 33-35 Howe St. and a second one around the corner at 455 George St., were evacuated Tuesday after fire escapes were found to be unsafe for tenants and firefighters to use. The Howe Street property is owned by Adar Investments […]
Read more...Allentown house fire displaces at least 20
Allentown house fire displaces at least 20; two injuries reported Frank WarnerContact ReporterOf The Morning Call Flames broke out Friday night in the second floor of a four-story building near Seventh and Chew streets in Allentown, and drove out the residents of six apartments. The blaze was reported 8:45 p.m. at 314 N. Church […]
Read more...Two killed in early-morning Bronx fire
Two killed in early-morning Bronx fire, officials say By Michael Herzenberg | March 5, 2018 @11:02 PM “I heard everybody yell, ‘Fire, fire, get out!’” Paul Madsen said he was just trying to get to sleep when one of his neighbors banged on his door. Herzenberg: What’d you see once you got out? Madsen: Just […]
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