The Hidden Danger Growing In New York’s Fire Escapes November 13, 2018 at 11:55 pm NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Fire escapes are literally part of the fabric of New York City. In some instances they even become an ad hoc extension of our limited living spaces. But CBS2 is demanding answers after a shocking tour revealed […]
Read more...Three people were injured in lower Manhattan when a step on a fire escape came loose and fell seven stories to the ground on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, police and fire officials said. (Credit: Rajvi Desai) Falling debris kills 1, injures 2 in lower Manhattan, FDNY says By Lauren Cook lauren.cook@amny.com February 17, […]
Read more...NYPD: MAN DIES AFTER PIECE OF SOHO FIRE ESCAPE FELL ONTO HIS HEAD By Angi Gonzalez | February 17, 2018 @3:46 PM When Howard St. at Broadway finally re-opened Friday night, it was easy to see where a step fell from an escape and onto two people below. Just hours earlier, the heavy […]
Read more...PEDESTRIAN STRUCK Man dies after piece of fire escape fell 7 stories in SoHo By Tim Fleischer Sunday, February 18, 2018 10:17AM SOHO, Manhattan (WABC) — A man has died after a piece of a fire escape fell seven stories in Manhattan Friday afternoon. Two other people were injured in the accident, one […]
Read more...<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start” data-mce-style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;”></span> Man Dies After Being Hit By Piece Of SoHo Fire Escape That Plummeted 7 Stories February 17, 2018 at 9:20 pm Filed Under:Dave Carlin, Local TV, Manhattan, soho NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man […]
Read more...NY man killed by falling debris from apartment building By Ray Downs | Feb. 19, 2018 at 12:14 AM Members of the New York Fire Department stand outside the apartment building where a piece of a fire escape fell, killing one person and injuring another. Photo by New York Fire Department Feb. 18 (UPI) — A 58-year-old […]
Read more...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 […]
Read more...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 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...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, […]
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