house fire

Firefighters raced to save a New Jersey home from raging flames on Sunday that ultimately claimed the lives of several pets and injured a woman, as well as two responding firefighters. NBC New York’s Phil Lipof reports.

Officials have identified the woman killed during a house fire in Chester Sunday morning. Authorities said 76-year-old Joan Carini, who was the homeowner, died in the fire. Carini’s daughter, husband and kids also lived in the home, according to Dick Leighton of the Chester Fire Marshal. She had another daughter who lived in Rhode Island, officials said. Leighton said...

A one-year-old child died in a housefire in Long Island this morning whilst the other eight family members survived, Greg Cergol reports

A toddler was killed and three people were injured in a tragic early morning house fire in Suffolk County which broke out while the family was fast asleep. The inferno broke out at around 3 a.m. Wednesday in a house located in Gordon Heights on Long Island, where nine relatives, including extended family members, were staying. Twenty-three-month-old Majesty Gerald was…

A little girl, not even 2 years old, was tragically killed in a Long Island house fire. Meanwhile, another 4-year-old girl in the house is being described as a heroine after alerting family members of the fire. Greg Cergol reports.

A 23-year-old Amazon delivery driver is being hailed as a hero after he rescued an elderly man from a burning house in central Florida

The condition of the woman rescued from the burning structure was not immediately known. Anjali Hemphill reports.

Rachel Ray and husband John Cusimano’s New York home went up in flames Sunday evening, but the couple and their pet dog are “safe,” her publicist said.

Five people had to be rescued and at least eight firefighters were injured working to put out a 4-alarm fire that likely destroyed two homes in Passaic, New Jersey. The more than 100 firefighters from almost a dozen departments responded and gained control of the fire after a few hours. It originally started sometime after 2 p.m. Mayor Hector C….

At least five firefighters were hurt battling the fire in withering conditions. News 4’s Ray Villeda

Nearly 30 people were displaced by a fire that tore through a house in Brooklyn Friday night, authorities said.  The fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story house on 85th Street, near 20th Avenue, in Bensonhurst around 11:30 p.m., the FDNY said.  One firefighter suffered a minor injury as the department worked to put out the...

Dozens of people were displaced after a fire tore through a home in Brooklyn, authorities said. Ken Buffa reports.

Authorities say a man was killed and another person was rescued after an early morning fire in a New Jersey home. Passaic County prosecutors say the blaze in Totowa was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say the body of 62-year-old Gregory Massaro was found on the second floor of the home. Another person rescued from the first floor…

A person killed when a fast-moving fire roared through a northern New Jersey home this week was identified Tuesday as a woman who lived there in a basement apartment. Essex County prosecutors said Geovanna Mora-Gamboa, 47, was the only person in the Irvington home when the fire broke out Sunday night. She was unconscious when emergency crews found her in…

NBC 7’s Danny Freeman explains how two brothers helped to save the life of a man trapped in a burning home in Cardiff.

Author and screenwriter Michael Allin, known for writing the classic Bruce Lee film “Enter the Dragon,” was rescued from his burning Cardiff home late Thursday night by two teenage neighbors. “It got close there for a second,” said 17-year-old Aidan Cohen, who lives next door to Allin. At around 11 p.m. Thursday, Aidan and his 19-year-old brother Ryan Cohen were…

A fire roared through a Queens home early Friday, injuring seven people, including two firefighters, officials say.

A fire at a house in Queens killed five people on Sunday, including four children, officials said. The youngest victim was about 2 years old.

An elderly woman has died in a fire that had dozens of firefighters racing to a Staten Island home Monday morning, officials said.

A Fresno man was pulled from his burning home by a complete stranger this weekend, and it was all captured on video.