Deadly fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn prompts FDNY to remind drivers not to park near fire hydrants
A fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn turned deadly overnight, and the FDNY says parked cars were blocking two of the closest hydrants.
FDNY To Drivers: Please Stop Parking At Hydrants
Parking scofflaws turn a fire fatal. The public could help, if the Council would pass a bill creating citizen enforcement.
FDNY Says Blocked Hydrants Hampered Efforts at Fatal Fire
"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker
FDNY says crews slowed by cars blocking hydrants at deadly Brooklyn house fire
The FDNY called out drivers Sunday who parked in front of fire hydrants, slowing firefighters down at a deadly house fire in Brooklyn. Firefighters were dispatched to a Bay Ridge home on 80th Street around 4 a.
Brooklyn apartment fire kills man, SUVs parked at hydrants delay FDNY
A 37-year-old man was killed and a woman and toddler critically hurt when a fire ripped through their Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday — and FDNY officials say two SUVs parked at fire hydrants hampered their ability to fight the blaze.
Cars block fire hydrants at scene of deadly Brooklyn fire
The fatal fire happened just after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday at a building on 80th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
FDNY's efforts to battle Bay Ridge, Brooklyn fire hindered by blocked hydrants
One man was killed and two other people were injured in the blaze. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the story.
FDNY: 1 dead, 2 injured in Bay Ridge building fire
One of the victims is in critical condition.
Navy Veteran Dies in N.Y.C Apartment Blaze After Officials Say Parked Cars Blocked Hydrants: 'Seconds Count'
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FDNY loses another member to 9/11-related illness, firefighter orgs say
Thomas Dunn, a former member of Engine Company 234 in Brooklyn, died Saturday of sicknesses picked up during the massive ...
Man who died in Brooklyn apartment fire as SUVs blocked hydrants was Navy veteran hoping to move
Gregory Fernandez, 38, died after a fire swept through the third-floor apartment in Bay Ridge he shared with his wife and two ...
FDNY: Firefighter injured fighting house fire on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — A firefighter suffered minor injuries in a house fire in Annadale late on Wednesday night, according to ...
Ex-FDNY chief guilty of creating ‘VIP lane’ to fast-track inspections in $200K pay-to-play bribery scheme
Anthony Saccovino, 59, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a bribery conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court as part of a plea ...
Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring to receive bribes to speed up building inspections
Saccavino, 59, is accused of expediting fire inspections for building owners who could pay up in a scheme that saw him and ...
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Man killed in Brooklyn building fire; woman, boy injured
One person is dead and two others, including a 2-year-old boy, are injured after a fire broke out in Brooklyn overnight, police said.
FDNY firefighters rescue teen who was impaled by wrought iron fence in Queens
Firefighters jumped into action to rescue a teen boy’s life after he was impaled by a wrought iron fence while horsing around ...