Brooklyn Heights apartment building fire leaves dozens of residents displaced

Flames were seen shooting out of the third floor of a building on Pierrepont Street on Monday. The blaze forced dozens of ...
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38 injured in New York high-rise fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery, officials say

NEW YORK -- The FDNY says a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire in a Midtown Manhattan high-rise that trapped residents Saturday morning, injuring 38 people, two with life-threatening injuries. Around ...
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FDNY commissioner on what New Yorkers must have to keep themselves safe: ‘Bare minimum’

Robert Tucker, FDNY commissioner, told me what should be in every home. “First, a working smoke alarm. Many have them but the battery’s not operative. Crazy — because we give them out for free. We ...
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Couch ignites into flames inside Manhattan high-rise, injuring 7: FDNY

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A couch caught on fire inside a Manhattan building hallway early Monday morning, injuring seven people, according to the FDNY. Fire officials said it happened on ...