A 15-year-old Bronx boy fell five stories to his death Thursday morning after sneaking from his bedroom onto a fire escape, while still in his pajamas, to smoke, police said. Leonardo (Lenny) Marmolejos fell from the fire escape that runs down the back wall of his apartment building on Briggs Ave. near E. 199th St. […]
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Philadelphia’s L&I Needs Your Help Locating City Fire Escapes
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections is asking for your help in a public safety campaign. It’s trying to track down every fire escape in the city. City Council passed a law, last year, requiring building owners to get every fire escape on their property inspected. L&I spokesperson Karen Guss says the […]
Read more...Deadly apartment fire in Brooklyn caused by careless smoking, FDNY says
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) —
Authorities say a deadly apartment fire in Brooklyn Thursday night was accidental, caused by careless smoking.
56-year-old Rupert Smith was killed in the blaze that broke out just after 10 p.m. in a six-story apartment building on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
Investigators say the fire broke out in Smith’s second-floor apartment and spread.
When firefighters arrived, the fire was out the second-floor window.
Once inside, firefighters found Smith in an apartment. He was unconscious and had burns all over his body.
A look inside the apartment where a 56 year old man was killed in a fire last night. The fire was contained to one apartment . @ABC7NY
Smith has a history of setting fires and that is part of the investigation, the FDNY said.
Residents had to quickly rush out to escape.
“I told the kids to go out. By the time I went back in to grab my robe, the kids were coming back up because they were overtaken by the smoke,” said tenant Shatoya Killings. “So we had to make our way through the fire escape. But we couldn’t get down because the ladder wasn’t down so we had to stay at the bottom of the fire escape.”
Four residents in the building were treated for smoke inhalation.
NFPA 1: Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demo Operations
Chapter 16 of NFPA 1, Fire Code, requires structures undergoing construction, alteration, or demolition operations to comply with NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations. NFPA 241 provides measures for preventing or minimizing fire damage during construction, alteration, and demolition operations. (The fire department and other fire protection authorities also should be […]
Read more...Tiverton woman escapes fire with minor burns, a NFEA Fire Escape Inspector gives his insights
TIVERTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A multi-household house in Tiverton was closely broken in a fireplace Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 214 Chace Ave. simply earlier than four p.m. and arrived to seek out the constructing absolutely concerned, in accordance with Tiverton Hearth Chief Robert Lloyd. Lloyd stated the tenant suffered some burns however declined remedy. […]
Read more...Throwback Thursday! 2012 Fire Code Adoption. Back When Fire Escapes First Became Subject to Specific Examination Requirements
CHANGE TYPE: New CHANGE SUMMARY: Existing exterior fire escapes require an inspection by a registered design professional or persons acceptable to the fi re code official no more than every 5 years. 2012 CODE: 1104.16.5 Materials and Strength. Components of fire escape stairs shall be constructed of noncombustible materials. Fire escape stairs and balconies shall support […]
Read more...‘lucky’ to have escaped
Malone fire victims feel ‘lucky’ to have escaped By DENISE A. RAYMO Press-Republican Jul 15, 2017 DENISE RAYMO/STAFF PHOTO MALONE — Chris Coates thought he smelled smoke about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, but he went back to sleep, thinking his roommates were probably cooking something. A few minutes later, his girlfriend, Lakeisha Mitchell, woke up and […]
Read more...2 Escape Torch Lake House Fire
Fire heavily damaged a home on Fort Wayne’s southwest side early Monday. An adult and teenager were able to escape the fire before crews arrived. At 6:15 a.m., the Fort Wayne Fire Department was called to 3522 Torch Lake Drive. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from the back of the two-story home. The […]
Read more...Exclusive Video: Bronx Apartment Fire Leaves 10 Injured, Fire Escape Saves Lives
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly a dozen people are recovering from injuries and several families are without a home after a Bronx apartment building went up in flame on Monday. The fire started just before noon on 163rd Street in the Melrose section. Exclusive video obtained by CBS2 shows people scrambling down a fire escape […]
Read more...Residents escape 3-alarm apartment fire likely caused by fireworks
BOISE – Boise Fire Department officials say fireworks are likely the cause of a three-alarm apartment fire early Wednesday morning at the Edgewater Apartments off State Street in Boise. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the complex shortly after 2:30 a.m. When crews arrived, heavy fire was visible from the third floor of […]
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