Fire Prevention Week 2022

You have just 2 minutes to escape a burning home, Fire Protection Association says By: Anthony SabellaPosted at 8:21 AM, Oct 13, 2022and last updated 2:39 PM, Oct 13, 2022 When a home catches fire, every second counts for the family inside trying to escape. For the 2022 edition of Fire Prevention Week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) […]

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FDNY: Woman, Baby Rescued From Fire Escape

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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So many fire escapes in Boston haven’t been inspected. This puts occupants and buyers at risk…

Cisco Meneses Expert Witness Fire Escape Collapse Boston – Interviewed WCVB NEWS   Jim Morrison — Boston.com Correspondent February 9, 2022 11:27 am On July 22, 1975, in Boston, 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones fled a blaze in a Marlborough Street building by climbing onto the fire escape. It collapsed before […]

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Horror Fire in the Bronx

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

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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