Bronx fire escape was choked with people: ‘There was no room,’ says survivor JULIA JACOBO Friday, December 29, 2017 08:31PM Survivors of the New York City apartment building that was engulfed in flames Thursday night described their harrowing attempts to escape the blaze. The deadly fire was sparked by a 3-year-old boy who was […]
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Man fatally falls from fire escape after fight with girlfriend
A man who threatened his girlfriend with a knife early Sunday fell to his death after losing his footing on the fire escape as he tried to climb back into their Bronx apartment, police said. Pedro Polanco, 27, and his 36-year-old girlfriend had friends at their flat on 182nd St. near Mapes Ave. in Belmont […]
Read more...Blaze leaves nine injured
Blaze engulfs Bronx building, leaves nine injured Nine people were injured when a fire erupted inside an apartment on University Ave. at Eames Place in Fordham Manor. (JANIFEST/GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO) BY ROSS KEITHESHA RAY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Saturday, December 9, 2017, 11:21 PM Nine people were injured Saturday when a fire ripped through […]
Read more...‘Worst landlord’ admits demolishing building with family inside
A Harlem landlord has admitted putting a family’s life in danger when he started ripping out walls and fire escapes in an effort to get them to leave their rent stabilized apartment. Ephraim Vashovsky pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court today to Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree and Endangering the Welfare of […]
Read more...Reading man jailed after burglary at apartment house
READING, PA – City police arrested a man after he broke into an apartment house in the same south Reading neighborhood where he lives, investigators said Monday.Terence R. Barber, 29, of the 400 block of South Fifth Street was taken into custody shortly before noon Saturday. Police said that Barber was arrested after one of […]
Read more...McDonald woman, children, boyfriend forced out of burning duplex
McDonald woman, children, boyfriend forced out of burning duplex A man on his way to a gym to work out early Wednesday alerted residents of a McDonald duplex it was on fire after spotting flames shooting out near the rear entrance. Amber Coleman, her two daughters, ages 3 and 6, and her boyfriend had to […]
Read more...Three-Alarm Fire Races – Union City (NJ)
Three-Alarm Fire Races Through Union City (NJ) Dwelling on Deputy Chief’s Final Tour 11/29/2017 By Ron Jeffers North Hudson Regional (NJ) firefighters begin their tour of duty at 7:30 a.m. On this day, November 28th, Group 3 prepared to say goodbye to their deputy chief, who was retiring after 44-years of service–but […]
Read more...trapped on fire escape of burning building
Firefighters rescue people trapped on fire escape of burning building in New Jersey ABC 7 Eyewitness NewsTuesday, November 28, 2017 01:04PMUNION CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — Firefighters made a dramatic rescue in New Jersey Tuesday morning as they helped people trapped on the fire escape of a burning building. The third-alarm fire broke out […]
Read more...County examines expensive, dangerous fire escape
One of the fire escapes at the Wapello County Courthouse goes to the third-floor main courtroom. Tests revealed the staircase is not safe. OTTUMWA — There are ways to leave the courthouse during a fire. Just don’t flee by the fire escape — it isn’t safe. The metal stairs outside several Wapello County Courthouse […]
Read more...Hamilton Heights fire engulfs roof of apartment building, injures nine, officials say
A fire that heavily damaged a Hamilton Heights apartment building Friday, displacing residents and sending a massive plume of smoke into the sky, is finally under control Saturday morning. The six-alarm fire broke out at 565 W. 144th St., near Broadway, just before 3:15 p.m., according to fire officials. High winds caused the rapid spread […]
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