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FDNY tackles Thursday morning house fire in South Richmond Hill

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Sep. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY received a call at 11:31 a.m. of a house fire at 95-26 110th St. in South Richmond Hill on Thursday. Firefighters from Squad Company 270 and Ladder Company 143 arrived moments later and confirmed the blaze originated in the attic space of the…

Lithium-ion battery caused barge blaze on Newtown Creek in Long Island City: FDNY

Aug. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry The massive barge blaze that raged for hours on Newtown Creek in the Blissville section of Long Island City Tuesday night was sparked by an exploding lithium-ion battery that was among the scrap metal onboard the vessel, new FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker confirmed Thursday. During a press briefing with his… Read more »

Firefighters take on blaze at Queens home

Firefighters battled a three alarm fire at 90-16 80 Street.

Aug. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that broke out in Queens on Friday morning. At 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 9, FDNY personnel responded to the call of a fire at 80-16 80th St. Units arrived to find a fire in the cockloft of a pair of private dwellings, between…

Queens Village blaze: FDNY battles five-alarm inferno amid scorching temperatures

Firefighters operate on the roof as heavy flames shoot through multiple private dwellings and garages during a five-alarm fire in Queens Village.

Aug. 4, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a raging five-alarm fire in Queens as temperatures soared in the New York City area on Saturday afternoon. The fire erupted just after 4:05 p.m. on Aug. 3, when an EMS supervisor spotted heavy smoke in the vicinity of 188-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village.…