10 injured in Hunts Point Bronx <p><strong>NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)</strong> — An extra-alarm fire broke out in the Hunts Point section of the <span class=”vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default”><span class=”vm-hook”>Bronx</span></span> Tuesday.</p><p>Ten people were injured and witnesses risked their lives to help rescue those inside.</p><p>The FDNY was notified at 1:10 p.m. of the fire in the five-story <span class=”vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default”><span class=”vm-hook”>apartment</span></span> building at 860 Hunts […]
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Ottumwa, Iowa Addresses Courthouse Fire Safety
OTTUMWA, IOWA— The initial report from a consulting firm’s May site visit has the county wondering what additional work will have to precede the replacement of windows in the courthouse. In March the county board of supervisors agreed to have Chairman Jerry Parker contact Victor Amoroso of A and J Associates for recommendations on replacing […]
Read more...Fire Escapes Can Save Lives, or Take Them!
Fire Escapes Can Save Lives, or Take Them! Philadelphia Property Owners Required to File Fire Escape Inspection Reports by July 1st 2017. The tragic January 12th 2014 fire escape collapse which took the life of one Philadelphia student and severely injured two others when they fell 4 stories while smoking out on a fire escape balcony […]
Read more...Firefighter’s Manoeuvre Ends in Fatal Fall
Firefighter’s Practiced Maneuver, Five Stories Up, Ends in Fatal Fall By ANDY NEWMANAPRIL 21, 2017 William Tolley, a New York City firefighter, died on Thursday after falling from a tower ladder. CreditUli Seit for The New York Times It was a routine operation at a routine apartment-building fire using a piece of equipment that was tailor […]
Read more...Rusty fire escapes could get upgrade in Iowa town
Rusty fire escapes could get upgrade in one eastern Iowa town By Katie Wiedemann, KCRG-TV9 | Posted: Tue 6:59 PM, Apr 18, 2017 | Updated: Tue 7:31 PM, Apr 18, 2017 DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Property owners in Dubuque can get some financial help upgrading aging fire escapes. The city council approved that funding Monday […]
Read more...Residents unite to take on mega-landlord
Jersey City Together held a landlord protest against River Edge / Trendy Management on Sunday, March 26, 2017. The protest met at St Paul’s Episcopal Church and protesters walked over to 205 Monticllo Ave. in Jersey City. Pictured: Rev. Jessica Lambert of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. (Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal) Michael Dempsey | […]
Read more...2 People Escape
2 People Escape As Fire Tears Through Seekonk Home March 28, 2017 12:58 PMFiled Under: Fire, Mike LaCrosse, Seekonk SEEKONK (CBS) — Firefighters rushed to rescue the people and pets inside a multi-family home as a blaze ripped through it Tuesday morning. The fire began around 9:40 a.m. in a three-story home on Hull Street. Several people […]
Read more...1 feared dead after fire rips through California building
Updated: 11:59 AM EDT Mar 27, 2017 Firefighters rescued at least seven people after a blaze erupted on the top floor of a three-story residential building in West Oakland, California sending towering flames and heavy smoke into the dawn sky. Advertisement Fire officials said at least one person was feared dead inside the building that […]
Read more...Three Alarm Fire Rages on Elmora Avenue
By FRAN SULLIVAN March 26, 2017 at 3:12 PM Three-alarm fire on Elmora AvenueCredits: Kathy Lloyd ELIZABETH, NJ – A fire in a six-story multiple dwelling on the 300 block of Elmora Avenue quickly progressed from a two-alarm to a three-alarm fire with one firefighter injured. At one point, fire was visible and found in […]
Read more...Residents rescued
Residents rescued from 2-alarm fire at housing complex Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal PrintEmail By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal on March 22, 2017 at 7:54 AM, updated March 22, 2017 at 7:55 AM A two alarm fire ripped through an apartment building at the Marion Gardens Housing Complex on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (Caitlin […]
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