Category: Fire

Lithium-ion battery erupts in flames at South Richmond Hill electronic store, Hazmat crews remove e-bikes from store: FDNY

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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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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

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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.

Elderly man dies from injuries caused by Sunnyside apartment fire: NYPD

Sept. 25, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 74-year-old man who was critically injured in a fire inside a Sunnyside apartment building overnight Saturday has died. The victim, whose identity has not been released and is pending family notification, died after being injured in the inferno that started just before midnight on Saturday, Sept. 23, according… Read more »