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FDNY Major Fires & Emergencies

 23 Firefighters Injured In 6-Alarm Brooklyn Blaze

Top Floor Of 6-Story Building Burned; 250 Firefighters Called In To Battle The Flames

WCBSTV 8/1/2008

FDNY_NewsThe six-alarm fire that lit up Brooklyn on Friday night took hours to put out. In the end it destroyed the top floor of the six-story building and put several firefighters in the hospital.

In all, 23 firefighters were injured fighting the blaze, but all of the injuries were considered minor.

Chopper 2 HD was over the scene just after 6 p.m. as smoke billowed out the occupied residential structure in the Flatbush section of the borough.

"I'm looking up like this. I'm shocked, I'm stunned," one resident said.

The fire up above burned for some time before residents of the residential building knew anything was wrong. It ripped through five apartments on the top floor and threatened to take the entire roof as firefighters got to work.

"In the early moments we were trying to contain the fire to one side of the building and what they saw from the helicopters was firefighters up on the roof cutting holes to relieve the smoke," FDNY Assistant Chief James Pfeifer said...more>

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7online News Report/Raw Footage WABC 8/1/2008

FoxNews Helicopter Video   MyFoxNY 8/1/2008

WCBS News Report   WCBS 8/1/2008

WNBC Slide Show   WNBC 8/1/2008

FoxNews Report   MyFoxNY 8/1/2008

 

 

Raging Bronx Fire Injures Three Kids

NY Daily News 7/18/2008

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Towering flames exploded from the roof of a Bronx apartment building early Thursday in a four-alarm blaze that injured three children and left more than 200 people homeless. The raging fire engulfed the top floor of 1998 Newbold Ave., and smoke filled the six-story structure, forcing tenants to race outside just after 1 a.m.  "I saw a stampede coming down the stairs and didn't know what was going on," said Walter Calle, who lives in the Parkchester building. "Things were really crazy, really dramatic." Firefighters and a few courageous residents ran through the building to alert sleeping neighbors and pull people away from the flames and choking smoke. "The flames were rolling over our heads," said Firefighter Bill Horel of Ladder 47. "I found three children huddled under a window trying to get air." Investigators believe the fire, which was ruled accidental, ignited in an overloaded surge protector in the hurt children's apartment, an FDNY source said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter for the building's residents.

                Vic Nicastro Photo

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Firefighters Rescue Kids From Flames   WABC 7/17/2008

WABC Slideshow 7/17/2008

Massive Fire Injures Firefighters And Displaces Residents   MyFox New York 7/17/2008

Bronx Apartment Fire Leaves Dozens Homeless   NY1 News 7/17/2008

NY1 News Report/Video   NY1 News 7/17/2008

Parkchester Fire Leaves Dozens Homeless   WCBSTV 7/17/2008

 

4-Alarm Fire Engulfs Harlem Building

Fire officials said Friday a fire engulfed the upper floors of an occupied building in Harlem. The fire affected the fifth and sixth floors of the building, and the flames were going through to the roof. The building was described by fire officials as a 6-story apartment building. The building was located at 560 W. 144th Street. Fire officials said the blaze began shortly after 8 p.m. in an apartment on the fifth floor, which was under renovation. The fire then spread to the 6th floor through holes in the fire apartment, destroying at least two more apartments up there...more>

 

Bronx Fire Ravages Row of Buildings

A row of houses in the Bronx were ravaged by fire on Friday, forcing around 20 people from their homes. "I saw the fire it was scary and I called the next door neighbor, who ran out in bare feet, no shoes no nothing," Tremont resident Amy Williams said. Home video taken by a neighbor shows how strong winds fanned the flames and helped them spread to all five homes. When it started at about 5 p.m. Friday, Williams ran outside and was on the street yelling for help. "I said come quickly come quickly it's blazing."

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