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
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.
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.
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.
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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.