3 children in critical condition after fire at Brownsville apartment building
The FDNY said the children, ages 4, 5, and 8, were left home alone and found unconscious. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
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The FDNY said the children, ages 4, 5, and 8, were left home alone and found unconscious. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The smoke could be seen from far away, even over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian has the latest from Williamsburg.
E-bike batteries are now the leading cause of fatal fires, according to the FDNY.
Passengers said they had just boarded the first stop of the Bronx express bus when the accident happened.
The fire broke out at around 2 p.m. on the sixth floor of a building on Rockaway Parkway near Winthrop Street.
Witnesses said two people jumped from the building. CBS New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
The FDNY said as of July, there have been 87 lithium-ion battery fires causing injuries so far this year.
We've now learned two fires in New York City on Friday were caused by lithium-ion batteries, and one of those fires turned deadly. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3OAOiud
The waters off the beach were closed Tuesday after officials said a 65-year-old woman was bitten Monday.
The FDNY shares an update on the search for sharks off Rockaway Beach after a woman was bitten earlier this week.
The blaze started at around 2 p.m. on the sixth floor of the building on Watson and Colgate avenues in Soundview.
Residents say someone was barbecuing on their balcony and they believe that's what caused the fire.
The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the Norwood section.
No injuries were reported, but the Red Cross is assisting those displaced.
Officials said the pedestrians struck ranged in age from 6 to 72, but none of the injuries are life threatening.
None of the injuries are considered life threatening. The 20-year-old driver was arrested. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Residents woke up and watched the plume of thick smoke pour out of the basement apartment.
Two people were hurt when an e-bike caught fire in the basement of a building Monday in the Bronx.
Lithium-ion batteries have caused at least 131 fires in New York City so far this year, resulting in dozens of injuries and 13 deaths.
Amid a growing number of lithium-ion battery fires, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh testified at a Consumer Product Safety Commission hearing Thursday. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3qaYMbl
FDNY responded to the river near Houston Street after getting a call about the disabled seaplane.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission held a forum in Bethesda, Maryland focusing e-bike fires and the risks associated with these batteries.
Social media video shows the dramatic scene when the crane arm came down, crashing into a building across the street.
CBS New York has team coverage from the scene, beginning with Alice Gainer who reports the fire is finally out.
We speak with John Jay College fire sciences expert Glenn Corbett as crews work to clean up a crane fire and partial collapse in Hell's Kitchen. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3pXU9kN
