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Woman with child in arms flees from mega New York blaze with crew tackling Chinatown fire

The fire started on the ground floor of 47 Mott Street in the Chinatown of Manhattan, New York, but flames have spread up to the fourth floor. Three people are reported to have been injured

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Five screaming kids call for help after getting stuck in cold, dark and wet storm drain

Rescuers opened manholes until they found the five boys who had entered a storm drain and crawled for an hour in the dark, wet sewers of Staten Island, New York

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

FDNY commissioner Laura Kavanagh is one of three women running New York's biggest agencies

The FDNY chief has navigated a tumultuous early tenure.

Fortune · Mar 23, 2023

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Illinois bakery in crosshairs over drag show event will likely be forced to close

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

FDNY firehouses still ‘hostile’ to firefighters of color despite years of civil rights litigation, Vulcan Society president says

NEW YORK — The head of the city’s Black firefighters group bashed the FDNY for not making significant progress in creating a “less hostile” atmosphere at firehouses — despite changes required by a groundbreaking civil rights lawsuit.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

NYC Rep. Velazquez joins fight against exploding e-bike batteries

NEW YORK — The FDNY could get some federal help in its ongoing fight against exploding e-bike batteries.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023

What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?

E-bikes, scooters and other "micromobility devices" have soared in popularity — and the number of fires sparked by their rechargeable batteries is up, too. Here's how to keep yourself safe.

WEKU · Mar 11, 2023

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Manhattan woman found dead in car containing hazardous chemicals in apparent suicide

The NYPD and FDNY requested assistance from a hazmat team to remove the chemicals

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

9/11 heroes still fight for health care

Funding for 9/11 health program is set to run out of funding without congressional action

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

E-bike fire claims another life as NYC begins proactive battery crackdown, officials say

NEW YORK — An e-bike battery fire has claimed another life as city agencies began a proactive push to prevent similar blazes from occurring, FDNY officials said Friday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023

3 firefighters seriously injured battling wind-whipped Staten Island blaze, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Two firefighters and an FDNY lieutenant were seriously injured Friday when a massive blaze tore through a pair of homes in a Staten Island duplex, causing a section of the building to collapse, fire officials said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

3 firefighters seriously injured fighting Staten Island blaze, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Three firefighters were seriously injured Friday as a massive blaze tore through a Staten Island home and caused a section of the building to collapse, FDNY officials said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023

E-bike battery sparks fire that tears through Brooklyn home; resident critically injured

NEW YORK — A faulty lithium-ion battery sparked a raging fire inside a Brooklyn home early Tuesday that critically injured a woman living inside, FDNY officials said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Queens day care where 18 kids were injured in fire was unlicensed, running out of basement illegally

NEW YORK — The Queens day care where 18 children were injured after a fire broke out due to a faulty lithium-ion battery was unlicensed and illegally running out of a basement, the New York Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

18 children injured, 1 critically, in fire sparked by lithium-ion battery at NYC day-care house

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured Wednesday in a fire that was sparked by a lithium-ion battery at a Queens day care, officials said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

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Lake Mead’s decline may slow, thanks to winter’s wet start

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

18 children injured, 1 seriously, in Queens house fire sparked by lithium-ion battery

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured in a Queens house fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery on Wednesday, officials said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

E-bike battery blaze in NYC kills man and hospitalizes 10 others, officials say

NEW YORK — A man was killed and 10 others were hospitalized when a charging e-bike battery sparked a raging Queens fire that tore through a home near LaGuardia Airport, police and fire officials said Saturday.

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Salon · Jan 4, 2023

EMS in crisis as NYC faces tridemic

Inadequate staffing, longer hours and surging 911 calls put residents at risk

Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022

2 children die in Staten Island house fire, 2 other children critically injured, FDNY says

NEW YORK — Two children were killed and two others were badly hurt in a Staten Island house fire Friday morning, authorities said.

Salon · Dec 21, 2022

Money for war, none for 9/11 responders

"How can we increase the money for defense and not put money in the budget for the first defenders on 9/11?"

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Massive NYPD warehouse fire in Brooklyn destroys DNA evidence; puts cases at risk

NEW YORK — A massive fire tore through in an NYPD warehouse in Brooklyn Tuesday, destroying DNA evidence and potentially endangering multiple criminal cases, NYPD and FDNY officials said.

Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022

FDNY bars civilians on fireboat rides 5 months after Belgian firefighter died in crash

NEW YORK — No civilians will be allowed to ride on New York City Fire Department fireboats unless the trip is approved by the department’s chief of fire operations, the FDNY said Friday — five months after a rogue fire boat trip ended in the death of a visiting Belgian…

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022

NYC mental health crisis teams falling short of expectations

NEW YORK — A program aimed at improving the city’s response to mental health emergencies has slid backward since its initial launch, with response times getting slower, more people sent to hospitals and stepped-up police involvement in cases.

Axios · Nov 14, 2022

Buildings are banning e-bikes amid deadly battery fires

E-bikes' benefits are threatened by the growing toll of deaths and injuries from battery fires.

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