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NJ earthquake: Millions feel Friday morning shake, then an aftershock hours later
The New Jersey magnitude 4.8 earthquake was felt from hundreds of miles away, with some in the tri-state feeling the Earth move under their feet for the first time ever. But just a few hours later, a magnitude 4.0 aftershock hit in the same area of the state and again was felt throughout the region.
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Earthquake shakes tri-state: How big was it, what caused it, NYC's response, and more
It was the question of the day on Friday: Did you feel it? The magnitude 4.8 earthquake that hit northern New Jersey had impacts ranging from Maryland to Massachusetts, though amazingly there were no reports of injuries or damage to any buildings, other than a small number of homes or private property. NBC New York has team coverage.
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Tri-state earthquake: No injuries or evacuations after strongest NYC-area quake in 140 years
The only reports of damage following the magnitude 4.8 earthquake were in regards to private property, with no reports of injuries anywhere across the tri-state.
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits NJ, rattles entire tri-state; 4.0 aftershock felt hours later
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck New Jersey Friday, triggering frenzied phone calls from Manhattan to Albany to Long Island, Montclair and New Haven, as buildings rumbled in a region unaccustomed to the ground shaking — and that was before the area was hit with an aftershock almost as powerful. The U.S. Geological Survey said the inital quake hit just over…
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Toddler dies 2 weeks after Manhattan apartment fire; baby brother still critical
A Manhattan toddler has died as a result of injuries sustained in last month’s Washington Heights apartment fire, and his 1-year-old brother, also badly hurt in the blaze, remains in critical condition, police said Wednesday. King Corporan and his little brother were among three young kids in their Audobon Avenue apartment, near West 175th Street, when flames broke out...
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Brooklyn church catches fire on Easter Sunday
The FDNY says at least six people were injured, but all are expected to recover. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Brooklyn church catches fire on Easter Sunday
A fire interrupted Easter services at a Brooklyn church on Sunday, triggering a massive FDNY response. The 5-alarm fire broke out before 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Rosary Pompeii Church in Bushwick. Crews shut down Seigel Street while they continued fighting the fire into the afternoon. At least six people were being treated for injuries sustained in the fire,…
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3 pulled from third-floor window amid Brooklyn synagogue fire
Two people were critically hurt in a fire that erupted at a Brooklyn synagogue early Friday, trapping people on the third floor as firefighters dashed in with a bucket truck to help them to safety. Firefighters responded to an alarm at the mixed-occupancy building on 60th Street, near 19th Avenue, shortly before 6:30 a.m. and encountered heavy smoke upon arrival….
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Video shows woman chased at NYC subway station
Disturbing surveillance footage shows a man chasing a woman at a subway station in Brooklyn.
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Arrest made in case of bodies found after Brooklyn fire
Authorities have made an arrest in the case of two men whose bodies were found in a charred Brooklyn home once a fire was put out last week, officials said Monday. Police sources say both had been killed before the fire started. Alex Alive, 33, of Brooklyn, was charged with two counts of murder. Information on a possible attorney for…
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Mom arrested as kids fight for life after Manhattan fire
A 23-year-old woman has been arrested after police say her three young kids were left alone in a Manhattan apartment when a fire broke out in the building, trapping them in terror, according to officials. Skilyn Maldonado was charged with three counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child in connection with the blaze that drew dozens of…
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Four children and an adult injured in Washington Heights apartment fire
Five people, including four children, are recovering after an overnight apartment fire in along Audobon Avenue in Washington Heights. A mother is now being questioned in the investigation after police said the children hurt and burned had been left alone in the apartment. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Mom questioned as kids fight for life after Manhattan fire
Four children were hurt, two of them critically, in a fast-moving fire that swept through a Washington Heights apartment building overnight, authorities say. Officials said Thursday that the FDNY was called to the building on Audubon Avenue, near West 175th Street, around 11 p.m. the prior evening for a report of a fire. It’s not clear where it broke...
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4 kids among injured in Washington Heights fire
Four children were among those hurt during a fast-moving fire in Washington Heights. Tracie Strahan reports.
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2 men found dead inside Brooklyn apartment after suspicious fire
Flames ripped through a unit in a four-story building in Brooklyn, leaving the neighborhood surrounded in smoke. Inside the second floor apartment, detectives said two men were found with injuries that point to a homicide. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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2 men found dead after Brooklyn apartment fire were killed before blaze: Sources
An investigation is underway after two bodies were pulled from an apartment following a raging fire in Brooklyn, and police sources said the men were killed before the blaze even broke out. Firefighters were called to the scene on Bay 29th Street, between Bath and Benson avenues in Bath Beach shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. Cellphone video captured screaming as…
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2 found dead after Brooklyn apartment fire
Tracie Strahan reports.
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Marble Hill apartment building fire that injured 10 investigated as suspicious
Romny Smith is reporting on fire investigated as suspicious in Marble Hill
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Fatal attic fire uncovers hoard of illegally converted rooms in Bronx home
A home in the Bronx has been emptied, not just because of the destructive fire that tore through its three floors on Friday afternoon, but because investigators discovered the home had been illegally converted into more than a dozen single rooms. The crowded residence on Grand Avenue first came to the attention of investigators when 911 calls were made around…
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Illegally converted rooms found after deadly Bronx fire
Along with the victim’s body, investigators found illegal activity inside the burned out home. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports.