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Brooklyn deli fire starter gets 14 years for attempted murder
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for hurling a Molotov cocktail into a Brooklyn deli nearly three years ago, causing significant damage to the business and narrowly taking the lives of the two workers inside. Prosecutors said Joel Mangal, 40, threw a lit device into the deli on Oct. 30, 2021, and tried to chuck a…
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At least 10 people hurt in Bushwick apartment fire
Police believe a man started a fire that injured at least ten people in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, and that man is also accused of trying to block people from escaping. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Nearly a dozen hurt in Bushwick apartment fire
The cause is under investigation. Romney Smith reports.
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Arson eyed in Brooklyn fire that hurt 10; suspect tried to stop people from escaping, witnesses say
Nearly a dozen people were hurt, one of them critically, when a fire engulfed a Brooklyn apartment overnight, authorities say. Investigators are looking into the case as a possible arson, and some witnesses said the man may have tried to stop people from getting out. The FDNY says firefighters responded to a report of a fire on the first floor…
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FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to step down, help find replacement
The head of the New York City Fire Department has notified Mayor Eric Adams that she intends to step down from her post in order to explore other career opportunities, officials familiar with the commissioner’s plans told News 4. “My dedication to the FDNY has never and will never waver. It has been the honor of a lifetime to devote...
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Newborn baby found abandoned in sidewalk in Manhattan
The baby found abandoned on the sidewalk in Chelsea is so new to the world, its umbilical cord was still attached when he was found without a blanket or even a diaper by a homeless man and doorman in a shocking discovery in the middle of the night. The newborn’s mother was later charged. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield...
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Newborn baby abandoned on Chelsea sidewalk
Erica Byfield reports.
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Newborn baby found abandoned in front of Chelsea building
A newborn baby was found abandoned in front of a Chelsea building early Thursday morning, FDNY sources tell NBC New York. A team of paramedics was finishing their shift around 3:15 a.m. when a building doorman knocked on their vehicle’s window to alert them to a newborn child in front of 515 West 23rd Street, across from an Emergency Medical…
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Couple killed in Washington Heights apartment fire
Family members said that 77-year-old Maria Soledad Taveras and her 74-year-old husband Luciano Taveras lived in their Washington Heights apartment for decades, but they couldn’t get out when a fire broke out Tuesday morning. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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2 die in Manhattan apartment inferno
Two people died when a fire engulfed a six-story apartment building in Manhattan early Tuesday, authorities say. Firefighters responded to the building on 178th Street in Washington Heights after getting a call about a three-alarm fire shortly before 2 a.m. They found the fire on the sixth floor. It had also spread to the floor below. A 77-year-old woman, later...
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2 killed in Washington Heights fire
Two people died when a fire engulfed a Washington Heights building early Tuesday. Romney Smith reports.
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Four firefighters hurt battling flames tearing through Bronx businesses
The heat made it tough for the more than 100 members of the FDNY battling huge flames in the Bronx on Thursday, as several businesses burned and four firefighters were hurt. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Man seen fighting SoHo building fire with garden hose from neighboring roof
A man wanted to take matters into his own hands to help fight a building fire in SoHo. When a building fire broke out on a rooftop on Broome St early Thursday morning, Chopper 4 captured video of a shirtless man with a garden hose spraying water onto the the roof from an adjoining building. Firefighters were called to the…
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Neighbor uses garden hose to fight SoHo building fire from roof next door
Neighbor uses garden hose to fight fire next door on Broome Street in SoHo.
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Fire guts Dunkin' Donuts, more Bronx stores as flames leap from luxury rooftop in SoHo
Fires in the Bronx and Manhattan kept emergency personnel busy early Thursday, with more than 100 firefighters battling flames at a Dunkin’ Donuts that spread to nearby stores and others tackling a rooftop blaze at a luxury building in SoHo. The fires broke out within about an hour of one another. Nearly a half-dozen firefighters were hurt in the SoHo…
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Fire erupts on roof of five-story luxury building in SoHo
No injuries were reported.
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FDNY heroes honored at annual Medal Day
It’s a time-honored tradition that has been going strong for 155 years for the FDNY, the Medal Day ceremony honors those who risk their lives every day to keep New Yorkers safe. On Wednesday, it was the city’s turn to thank some of New York’s Bravest. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.
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Woman suspected of intentionally starting Brooklyn fire that killed 70-year-old man
A Brooklyn man is dead after an overnight fire that authorities say was set intentionally. Flames broke out just before 11 p.m. Friday at a multi-story residential building on Monroe Street between Tompkins and Throop avenues in Bed-Stuy, according to the FDNY. It took firefighters under an hour to get the fire under control. That’s when they found a...
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What is hydroxocobalamin? The drug that likely saved FDNY firefighter who collapsed in burning home
Officials credited a smoke inhalation drug for likely saving the life of a New York City firefighter who fell unconscious and stopped breathing while battling a house blaze Friday. The firefighter was one of three injured during the response in the Bronx. All are expected to recover, Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said at an evening news…
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3 firefighters injured while battling flames in Bronx house fire
Two of the firefighters suffered serious injuries while battling a house fire in Clason Point. One firefighter collapsed and lost consciousness after complaining about having trouble breathing. A man who lived in the home believed the fire was electrical and started in the basement.