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

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 […]

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15 people hurt in Washington Heights

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 […]

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Wappingers Falls fire

Wappingers Falls fire: Demolition of destroyed building could begin this week John W. Barry Poughkeepsie JournalPublished 2:57 PM EST Mar 2, 2020 Demolition of the Wappingers Falls building destroyed in a fire could begin this week, according to Mayor Matt Alexander. And a firefighter who was taken to Vassar Brothers Medical Center after suffering from smoke inhalation remained […]

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Man falls to death on icy Fire Escape

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 […]

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landlady and two contractors are sentenced to up to 12 years

‘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.

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Five Injured in Apartment Fire Bensonhurst

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 […]

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Fire Forces Residents To Flee

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 […]

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Partial Building Collapse In South End

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 […]

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Stricter Standards For Fire Escape Safety

Exclusive: Philadelphia Licenses And Inspections To Enact Stricter Standards For Fire Escape Safety Amid Controversy By Crystal CranmoreDecember 12, 2019 at 5:45 pmFiled Under:Local, Local TV, Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections, Philadelphia News PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Questions by CBS3 have prompted Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections to enact stricter standards to ensure fire escapes are safe and capable of helping residents […]

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