Dec. 29, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A fast-moving Queens fire on Sunday morning left one person critically injured and more than 20 people and pets homeless, Fire Department officials said. According to the FDNY, the two-alarm blaze broke out at about 8:25 a.m. on Dec. 29 inside of 86-06 91st Ave. in Woodhaven. Though…
Dec. 1, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A firefighter in Queens suffered minor injuries while battling a fire at a vacant building early on Sunday morning. Fire Department sources said the blaze broke out just before 5:05 a.m. on Dec. 1 inside a vacant home at 117-36 Smith St. in South Jamaica. The first responding…
Nov. 30, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A massive fire in Queens ripped through a row of storefronts on Saturday morning, the FDNY reported. Fire Department sources said the two-alarm blaze ignited just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 30 inside 62-16 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, which is listed as the Taste of Samarkand Uzbek…
Oct. 20, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Fire marshals in Queens are investigating a two-alarm fire that ripped through a row of vacant, partially completed buildings late Saturday night. The FDNY said the blaze ignited at about 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 inside of 107-14 156th St. in Jamaica. The first responding units encountered heavy…
Aug. 25, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters in Queens battled a two-alarm fire at a pair of commercial buildings early on Sunday morning where more than a dozen drums of highly flammable chemicals had been stored. FDNY sources said the blaze broke out at about 12:56 a.m. on Aug. 25 inside 133-02 101st Ave.…
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…
Jul. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Fire marshals in Queens are investigating the cause and origin of a three-alarm fire on Sunday morning that left five residents and three firefighters injured. Fire Department sources said the blaze ignited at 168-20 Liberty Ave. in Jamaica just before 3 a.m. on July 28 and spread to…
Aug. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A woman died and four others — including a 1-year-old child — were injured as a result of an apartment fire in Forest Hills late Friday night, according to authorities. FDNY and NYPD personnel responded to a call regarding the fire at 71-11 Austin St., at 71st Avenue and…
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May. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry An early morning two-alarm fire ripped through a home in South Jamaica Monday morning. The blaze broke out just before 5 a.m. on May 15 and arriving units encountered heavy fire from the first floor and second floors in the house, located at 131-10 142nd St., one block east…
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Mar. 20, 2023 by Dean Moses and Adrian Childress Video by Adrian Childress Gabriel Dolores, a Mexican native and delivery worker residing in Corona, Queens, recently purchased a second-hand lithium-ion battery through Amazon in order to continue his job with Relay. It didn’t take long before disaster struck, and his life was forever altered.…