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A fire has erupted at a building in Manhattan, with people being warned to avoid the area as smoke and flames billow dramatically
A HUGE blaze has engulfed an six-storey apartment building in New York. Shocking footage showed flames and black smoke billowing from the roof of the building on the Upper West Side. Debris was
A supermarket employee was charged with arson after investigators said he started a fire inside the New York store just one day before Thanksgiving.
They spent two years in the FDNY’s Fire Cadet program, training to become New York City firefighters. Now five Cadet graduates say the department has turned its back on them, issuing termination letters after a rushed effort to re-classify the young men ...
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New York City Fire Department wants answers after discovery of documents about toxins at ground zero
Members of the New York City Fire Department and union leaders held an emergency rally in Manhattan on Monday afternoon over the discovery of previously undisclosed records about ground zero.
The funding will go towards training additional firefighters to handle hazmat emergencies, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said.
Police said the 56-year-old victim, who is believed to be homeless, was asleep on a northbound 3 train when he was set on fire Monday in Manhattan.
Hiram Carrero, 18, faces arson charges for setting a sleeping victim on fire in a NYC subway, resulting in severe injuries. He faces 7 to 40 years if convicted.