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FDNY: Woman, Baby Rescued From Fire Escape

Lm2September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

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 […]

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

Lm2February 11, 2022September 6, 2022

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 […]

15 people hurt in Washington Heights

Lm2November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

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 […]

Fire Escape Seminar Washington DC

Lm2March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Washington DC Fire Escape Seminar Wednesday March 25 2020, 8:30am to 12:30pm, at the DC Inspections and Compliance Administration

Man falls to death on icy Fire Escape

Lm2February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

Man falls off Bronx fire escape, plunges to his death By KERRY BURKE, GRAHAM RAYMAN and JOHN ANNESENEW YORK DAILY NEWS |DEC 05, 2019 | 2:35 PM A Bronx restaurant delivery worker fell to his death from the fire escape of his Bronx apartment building early Thursday, and his distraught family is demanding answers. Police believe […]

landlady and two contractors are sentenced to up to 12 years

Lm2January 20, 2020May 26, 2020

‘Developers and property owners across the City should keep today’s sentencing in mind as New York’s building boom continues into 2020,’ said District Attorney Vance.

‘If you cut corners based on expediency and profit and kill or injure New Yorkers in the process, you are engaging in criminal conduct and my office will seek significant prison time.

Five Injured in Apartment Fire Bensonhurst

Lm2January 15, 2020February 4, 2020

Five Injured in Bensonhurst Apartment Fire RACHEL LINDY BARONJANUARY 14, 2020 @4:51 PM Woman escaping Bensonhurst fire. Courtesy of LoudLabs. BENSONHURST — A column of thick, black smoke billowed from a Bensonhurst apartment building yesterday morning. FDNY received the call of a fire at 2402 Benson Avenue, near 24th Avenue, at 9:06 […]

Fire Forces Residents To Flee

Lm2January 14, 2020December 28, 2020

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Thick, black smoke billowed from a building in Brooklyn this morning as a fire forced residents to climb down the fire escape to safety. The fire broke out in a Benson Avenue apartment building in the Bath Beach neighborhood. Five people were injured – one critically, three seriously and one minor. Chopper 2’s Dan […]

Partial Building Collapse In South End

Lm2January 2, 2020February 4, 2020

Residents Evacuated After Partial Building Collapse In South End January 1, 2020 at 11:36 pmFiled Under:Boston News, South End News BOSTON (CBS) – Part of a building collapsed on Upton Street in the South End Wednesday night. The rear fire escapes and part of the 5-story brick building fell, according to Boston Fire. Photos show large […]