SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Many of those displaced by the fire across from City Hall had to escape flames; one man at the Red Cross Shelter saying he barely made it out alive. PHOTOS // Fire & Ice: New York Apartment Fire “It was horrible. It was like hell on earth,” said Anthony Cortese of Schenectady. […]
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Brooklyn fire in East Flatbush
Brooklyn fire in East Flatbush injures six people, including mother and 2-year-old daughter: officials BY KELDY ORTIZ , BARRY PADDOCK , DENIS SLATTERY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Saturday, March 28, 2015, 11:07 AM Updated: Saturday, March 28, 2015, 11:54 PM PreviousNext Enlarge COURTESY RICARDO WALLINGTON A fire broke out inside a three-story multi-family home in East Flatbush about 9:15 a.m. […]
Read more...Housing inspectors seek legal action
Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle Senior housing inspector Jamie Sanbonmatsu points out merchandise blocking an emergency ladder in the Mission District, where apartment buildings are being scrutinized. A fire ladder is blocked in the Mission, where apartments are being checked. Housing inspectors are seeking legal action against the owners of three apartment buildings in […]
Read more...Plan to Remove Greene Street Fire Escapes
Residents Fear Developer’s Plan to Remove Greene Street Fire Escapes By Danielle Tcholakian | March 18, 2015 3:11pm @danielleiat Slideshow 69 & 71-73 Greene St. SOHO — Tenants in two landmarked buildings fear for their safety because of their landlord’s plan to remove the external fire escapes from their buildings. But the architect hired by the owner of 69 […]
Read more...Woman Stranded on an East Village Fire Escape
Meet the Drummer Who Rescued Woman Stranded on an East Village Fire Escape By James Fanelli and Danielle Tcholakian | March 27, 2015 3:27pm Austin Branda, a humble East Village drummer, bounded up a fire escape to save a stranded resident after Thursday’s explosion. View Full Caption DNAinfo New York/Danielle Tcholakian NEW YORK CITY — When Austin Branda […]
Read more...Jersey City man who fell to his death (from Fire Escape)
Authorities release name of Jersey City man who fell to his death A 74-year-old Jersey City man who was cleaning a fire escape died after the counterweight from the fire escape’s ladder broke loose, struck him on the head and sent him falling to the ground this morning, officials said. At 11:30 […]
Read more...Mom plunges from fire escape when step breaks loose
Mom steps out for fresh air, plunges from fire escape By Kevin Fasick and Natasha Velez May 8, 2014 | 2:24pm Modal Trigger Judy Rivera fell from her building’s fire escape.Photo: Seth Gottfried A Manhattan mom stepped out onto her fire escape for some fresh air — and it nearly killed her when she reached a faulty step and […]
Read more...Blaze that kills 2 Boston firefighters
_ BOSTON —D & J Ironworks failed to follow safety precautions, which officials said led to a massive fire in the Back Bay that killed two firefighters in March. That’s the finding of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN 9-ALARM BACK BAY BLAZE […]
Read more...Hanging by a thread
Roughly 100 buildings in the Springs have fire escapes. Are any of them safe? By Pam Zubeck @PZubeck J. Adrian Stanley The Tejon Street fire escape was blocked off last week. Editor’s note: This story was updated Friday, Sept. 26, to eliminate a reference to Patricia Cortez seeking damages from Colorado Springs’ city government; her lawyers […]
Read more...Fatal Philly fire escape collapse
_ Leonia man identified as victim in fatal Philly fire escape collapse PHILADELPHIA — The 22-year-old man who died after a fire escape collapsed at a historic Center City building on Sunday morning was identified by authorities Monday as Leonia resident Albert Suh. According to the Associated Press, Suh and two women, ages 25 and 26, […]
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