Brooklyn apartment fire kills 2, displaces dozens, FDNY says
Neighbors said they saw a man on fire and heard screaming at the scene in Bath Beach on Sunday evening.
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Neighbors said they saw a man on fire and heard screaming at the scene in Bath Beach on Sunday evening.
Video shows the aftermath on Spruce Street in from early Sunday morning.
Video from Sunday morning shows flames and smoke shooting out of the building located at 107 Central Park Road as firefighters worked tirelessly to save residents.
The blaze broke out at around 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Gowanus Houses on Bond Street in Boerum Hill.
They said the Red Cross can no longer afford to put them up. Some are going to shelters, but others have no place to go.
Several spoke to CBS New York on Thursday night about what they no longer have due to last week's blaze.
The officers found a 96-year-old man, a 91-year-old man and a 99-year-old woman who needed help getting out.
An estimated 450 residents who live in the complex are out of their homes ahead of the holiday.
The blaze started at around 7 p.m. Monday on Kingsbridge Road near University Avenue.
The fire marshal was trying to determine the cause of the blaze at a six-story building on Georgia Avenue.
Police said the three children were taken to the hospital in critical condition with symptoms of smoke inhalation.
Officials said the kids were left home alone and were found unconscious. The father of two of the children faces child endangerment and other charges.
The fire broke out at around 2 p.m. on the sixth floor of a building on Rockaway Parkway near Winthrop Street.
The fire broke out at around 9:30 a.m. in Midwood. Firefighters responded to a blaze on the top floor.
The FDNY said it started around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at a five-story building on East 242nd Street.
Dozens of families have been in touch with the Red Cross after their apartments were damaged.
A man who just happened to be there risked his own life to help and later spoke exclusively to CBS2.
At least seven people were injured in the Fordham Heights blaze, including five firefighters. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian has the latest.
Fire officials say a 45-year-old man was pulled from the burning building, but later died at Lincoln Hospital.
Fire officials say it was caused by a lithium-ion battery. CBS2's Jennifer Bisram has the latest.
Residents say for years they've been complaining about the residents in the unit where the fire started.
More than 100 firefighters rushed to the building at Evergreen and Westchester avenues.
Residents in 54 units of the 104-unit building have been displaced.
The East Flatbush apartment blaze claimed the life of 13-year-old Dillon Waldren-Dickson.
Officials said five other people were injured. CBS2's Kevin Rincon has more on the life of the boy killed.
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Several lawsuits are expected to be announced Thursday against New York City and others connected to a deadly 2025 Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem.
New York City is activating its heat and flash flood emergency plans for Thursday and Friday due to dangerous heat and storms in the forecast.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation Wednesday to strengthen inspections on cooling towers in New York City.
A 16-year-old boy was killed after he was hit Wednesday night by a Metro-North train going from Danbury to South Norwalk, police said.
Most of the Tri-State Area is under a heat advisory Thursday and Friday, with downpours bringing the risk of flash flooding.
New York City and parts of New Jersey were under a flood watch due to downpours and strong storms Monday.
Stormy weather will return to the New York City area on Monday, bringing the threat of heavy rain and storms that may lead to flash flooding.
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