FDNY: 82-year-old man killed in Queens house fire
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
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The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
Flames broke out at a 2-story home in Astoria just before 6 a.m., according to FDNY.
Family and community members gathered Wednesday to honor the 61-year-old for her impactful life of service.
Just four months into 2023, the batteries have caused 59 fires, killing five people, including two on Monday.
Some jumped out windows and others climbed down a tree, but a 19-year-old and 7-year-old did not make it out.
A Queens neighborhood is reeling after a teenager and a child were killed in a fire officials say was started by an e-bike. As CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports, community members rushed to help when the flames broke out Monday in Astoria.
The flames went up so quickly, neighbors had to rescue people who jumped out of windows.
E-bike batteries have caused 59 fires in New York City so far this year, killing five people, CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Investigators said a charging e-bike caught fire in the hallway and it quickly spread, CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Firefighter Robert Thomas is leaving us in good hands, though: His three sons will carry on the tradition - one of the FDNY's largest Black legacy families.
His three sons will carry on the family legacy in the FDNY, CBS2's Vanessa Murdock reports.
People inside the home were forced to jump from windows to escape, CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
A child and an adult were killed in the house fire on Monday.
The agencies were told the cuts cannot include layoffs.
James Spoto was hurt battling a five-alarm fire in Queens on March 7.
The fire started around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday inside a building on 31st Street near 34th Avenue.
Chopper 2 is over the scene where the fire has been placed under control.
The boys, ages 11 and 12, were exploring last Tuesday and went into a storm drain near Clove Lakes Park.
Video shows East New York's own Spider-Man climbing a three-story building to rescued three children from a fire.
People in the area said they heard loud popping noises and saw people running out of a store on the ground floor.
The FDNY and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh are facing allegations of age discrimination. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says the lawsuit was filed by three fire chiefs near the age of 60.
Kavanagh has been under fire for months for changing the FDNY's upper management.
Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2.
The suit claims several top FDNY members were demoted, ousted or forced into retirement.
The flames broke out around 12:30 a.m. on the second floor of a building on East 31st Street.
