Fire renders Montclair building uninhabitable FEBRUARY 1, 2016 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016, 6:38 PM BY NICHOLAS KATZBAN STAFF WRITER | THE MONTCLAIR TIMES A three-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a mixed-use building in Montclair’s Central Business District this past Saturday, closing businesses, displacing residents and sending two people to the hospital. STAFF PHOTO […]
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Bronx Apartment Building Fire Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured
Bronx Apartment Building Fire Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured January 3, 2016 1:08 PM Filed Under: Fires, Ilana Gold, James Turtein, Wakefield NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — One man was killed and three other people were rushed to the hospital with minor injuries after a fire broke out early Sunday morning at a Bronx apartment complex, authorities said. The blaze started […]
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11 People Hurt in Williamsburg Apartment Fire, FDNY Says By Gwynne Hogan and Aidan Gardiner | November 30, 2015 10:46am TwitterFacebookEmailMore A fire broke out in a Williamsburg apartment building, officials said. DNAinfo/Gwynne Hogan WILLIAMSBURG — Eleven people suffered minor injuries when a fire erupted at a Williamsburg apartment building Monday morning just as tenants were returning from their […]
Read more...THE DANGERS OF FIRE ESCAPES
THE DANGERS OF FIRE ESCAPES 09/30/2015 By Thomas N. Warren Fire escapes have been part of building construction and the fire service since the late 1800s. Fire escapes were originally intended to provide a second means of egress from a building in the event of a fire when the primary means of escape—internal stairwells—were compromised […]
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Security bars helpful and potentially harmful SMOKE SIGNALS Wednesday August 19, 2015 11:17 AM Fire Marshal Alan PerkinsRequest to buy this photo” href=”http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/images/news/PublicOfficials/perkins-alan-du.jpg” rel=”lightbox”>Fire Marshal Alan Perkins Security bars can help our family be safe, but did you know they can also trap you inside during a fire?Although in recent years, deaths by fires have […]
Read more...occupants forced to use a ladder to exit from the second story
Faulty Extension Cord Sparks Early Morning House Fire Ryan Burns / Monday, July 13 @ 7:46 a.m. / Fire! Humboldt Bay Fire press release: At 0430 AM on 7-13-15, Humboldt Bay Fire Engines 8113, 8112, 8115, Truck 8181, Battalion 8104 and Chief 8101 responded to a structure fire at 3539 J Street. The occupants of the residence had […]
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Jersey City apartment complex where fire escape snapped cited for safety violations Residents say rusted fire escape steps gave way beneath their feet as they fled a 2-alarm fire in a 4-story apartment building at 500 Garfield Ave. in Jersey City on Monday, June 15, 2015. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal Reena Rose […]
Read more...FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSES AS RESIDENTS ESCAPE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY
NEWS FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSES AS RESIDENTS ESCAPE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY Jim Dolan has the story in Jersey City. By Jim Dolan Tuesday, June 16, 2015 09:23AM JERSEY CITY (WABC) — Residents at an apartment house in New Jersey are lucky to be alive. The fire escape that was supposed to be […]
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METRO Barista falls to death from fire escape after drinking By Dana Sauchelli and Georgett Roberts June 16, 2015 | 1:51pm Modal Trigger Photo: Demetrius E. Loadholt A Wisconsin transplant who regularly drinks on her Manhattan rooftop with pals drunkenly slipped off the fire escape as she climbed back to her apartment and fell to her death early Tuesday […]
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 […]
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