Category: New York

Naked man trapped in burning NYC building plucked from ledge: FDNY

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A naked man was plucked from a building ledge by firefighters Tuesday morning as ferocious flames engulfed his Brooklyn apartment, terrifying photos shows.

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Another e-bike lithium fire

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EVG reader Joe shared these photos from this morning, showing soot and broken glass on the sidewalk… and a burned-up office chair on the fire escape outside the third-floor apartment where the fire started…

Officials at the scene blamed a lithium battery from an e-bike. (And per the Citizen app: “Firefighters advise that a lithium battery was involved in the fire.”)

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FDNY: Woman, Baby Rescued From Fire Escape

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Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke Tuesday evening out on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, according to the FDNY. Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke out Tuesday evening on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, prompting […]

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Horror Fire in the Bronx

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At Least 19 Dead, Dozens Critically Injured in Catastrophic Bronx Fire By Tribune Content Agency Thomas Tracy New York Daily News (TNS) At least 19 people are dead, including nine children, and dozens more were were critically injured in a raging Bronx apartment building fire Sunday, FDNY officials said. It is being called New York City’s worst fire in more […]

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15 people hurt in Washington Heights

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A fire broke out inside a Washington Heights building with a clutter condition. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — Fifteen people were injured in a fire Tuesday morning in a Washington Heights apartment building. The fire broke out in a first-floor apartment on West 186th Street just before 6:45 a.m. Fifteen residents were being treated for […]

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