Jan. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Aidan Graham
A mother and her son were killed in a fire that broke out inside a Queens home on Monday night, according to the FDNY.
Mother and son die in Queens fire: FDNY
Category: Fire
Firefighter suffers minor injuries battling Jamaica house fire near Van Wyck Expressway: FDNY
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
An FDNY firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Jamaica on Saturday afternoon.
Woman, baby rescued during two-alarm house fire in Richmond Hill: FDNY
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A woman and a baby trapped in heavy clutter were rescued by the FDNY during a two-alarm house fire near Forest Park in Richmond Hill on Saturday afternoon.
Lithium-ion battery erupts in flames at South Richmond Hill electronic store, Hazmat crews remove e-bikes from store: FDNY
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry and by Lloyd Mitchell A two-alarm fire that broke out in a commercial building in South Richmond Hill on Saturday night was caused by an exploding lithium-ion battery that saw nearly two dozen e-bikes erupt in flames, according to the FDNY. Fire marshals based their determination on a digital…
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Illegal use of blow torch caused raging inferno at Sunnyside apartment building: FDNY
Dec. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry FDNY fire marshals have determined that Wednesday’s massive 5-alarm fire in a Sunnyside apartment building, which left 450 residents displaced, was caused by the illegal use of a blow torch. The blaze erupted at around noon in a 6th-floor apartment at 43-09 47th Ave., after it was sparked by… Read more »
No loss of life in raging 5-alarm inferno at Sunnyside apartment building: FDNY
Dec. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry The FDNY battled a massive 5-alarm fire at a Sunnyside apartment complex that broke out at around noon and took more than four-and-a-half hours to bring under control. The first call was received at 12:02 p.m. after the blaze broke out on the top floor of a six-story apartment… Read more »
FDNY battles house fire on 102nd Street in Ozone Park Tuesday night
Dec. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry
FDNY fire marshals are working to determine the cause of a house fire in Ozone Park on Tuesday night.
Two-alarm fire at Richmond Hill machine shop on Tuesday night under investigation: FDNY
Dec. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry
The FDNY battled a two-alarm fire at a Richmond Hill machine shop on Tuesday night and fire marshals are investigating its cause.
FDNY battles three-alarm inferno at auto repair shop in Woodside
Nov. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry The FDNY battled a massive three-alarm fire in Woodside on Wednesday night that took them more than five hours to bring under control. The inferno broke out just after 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the MS Auto Repair shop at 62-15 34th Ave., according to the FDNY. The… Read more »
Four civilians hospitalized in Jamaica apartment fire: FDNY
Oct. 10, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell and Bill Parry
Children across the city are taught at an early age, when leaving an apartment during a fire, close the door. The lesson was lost on a resident of an apartment building in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon and as a result, four neighbors were hospitalized.