6 HURT AS FIRE BURNS THROUGH HOME IN ELMHURST, QUEENS Kala Rama has the latest on Monday morning’s fire in Elmhurst that left six people hurt. Eyewitness News Monday, December 07, 2015 12:26PM ELMHURST, QUEENS (WABC) — Six residents were injured, one seriously burned, in a second alarm house fire in the Elmhurst section […]
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11 People Hurt in Williamsburg Apartment Fire
11 People Hurt in Williamsburg Apartment Fire, FDNY Says By Gwynne Hogan and Aidan Gardiner | November 30, 2015 10:46am TwitterFacebookEmailMore A fire broke out in a Williamsburg apartment building, officials said. DNAinfo/Gwynne Hogan WILLIAMSBURG — Eleven people suffered minor injuries when a fire erupted at a Williamsburg apartment building Monday morning just as tenants were returning from their […]
Read more...5 injured in Yonkers apartment fire
5 injured in Yonkers apartment fire Matt Coyne, mcoyne@lohud.com 3:47 p.m. EDT August 28, 2015 (Photo: Yonkers Fire Department) 1CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN 1COMMENTEMAILMORE YONKERS – An overloaded power strip caused a fire that injured five people in a Yonkers apartment building early Friday. Two residents were plucked from a sixth-floor fire escape when a blaze broke out in their apartment shortly […]
Read more...Apartments condemned after fire
Apartments condemned after fire BY KELLY MONITZ Published: August 28, 2015 West Hazleton officials condemned the second-floor apartments where a small fire occurred Wednesday evening, displacing more than a dozen people, an assistant chief with the borough fire department said Thursday. Era Gould said the fire was contained to a small porch and fire escape […]
Read more...Teen falls to his death from fire escape
Teen falls to his death from fire escape on Uptown condo building 16-year-old Blake Fannin fell to his death while on the well-worn escape late at night; a friend with him was not hurt. By Paul Walsh Star Tribune AUGUST 27, 2015 — 4:54PM FAMILY SUBMISSION: Blake Fannin One of two teenage boys exploring a well-worn fire […]
Read more...Bill aims to require fire escape ladders
Bill aims to require fire escape ladders for rental units Posted: 6:04 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 Email 0Facebook 3Twitter 0ShareThis 10 By Laura A. Bischoff – Columbus bureau COLUMBUS — Landlords would be required to install exterior fire escape ladders for residential rental units on the third floor and above, if bills sponsored by local legislators becomes law. State Sens. […]
Read more...How Safe Are New York City’s Fire Escapes
How Safe Are New York City’s Fire Escapes, Really? Monday, August 31, 2015, by Amy Plitt [Photos by Bob Estremera. More fire escape photos over here.] The spotlight is once again on New York City’s ubiquitous, iconic fire escapes following the tragic death of actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, a rising Broadway star who had recently finished a run as Jean Valjean […]
Read more...Security bars potentially harmful
Security bars helpful and potentially harmful SMOKE SIGNALS Wednesday August 19, 2015 11:17 AM Fire Marshal Alan PerkinsRequest to buy this photo” href=”http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/images/news/PublicOfficials/perkins-alan-du.jpg” rel=”lightbox”>Fire Marshal Alan Perkins Security bars can help our family be safe, but did you know they can also trap you inside during a fire?Although in recent years, deaths by fires have […]
Read more...Building Declared Public Nuisance
Marseilles Main Street building declared public nuisance Steve Stout The only three-story building in the Marseilles’ downtown area at 430-432 Main St. was declared a public nuisance by City Council commissioners Wednesday night. Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:16 pm | Updated: 10:54 pm, Wed Aug 19, 2015. Steve Stout, steves@mywebtimes.com, 815-431-4082 | 0 comments A Main Street building in Marseilles — […]
Read more...Tenants evacuated from Hartford apartment building again
Tenants evacuated from Hartford apartment building again as safety concerns linger POSTED 10:35 PM, AUGUST 11, 2015, BY LAUREN VICTORY, UPDATED AT 10:51PM, AUGUST 11, 2015 HARTFORD — Tenants at the Spring Street Apartments were greeted by Hartford police and officials with the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department late Tuesday afternoon and told they needed to evacuate the […]
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