FDNY: Lithium-ion battery to blame for Inwood apartment fire
Three children and one adult were hurt in the blaze. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
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Three children and one adult were hurt in the blaze. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
There was no immediate word on how the fire started, but the FDNY said an e-bike was removed from the apartment.
The new EMTs will be assigned to units throughout the five boroughs.
The FDNY welcomed a new class of EMTs Tuesday.
Officials said all the injuries are minor and that two dogs were rescued from the burning building. CBS2's Maurice Dubois reports.
Firefighters rushed to the scene on East 63rd Street at around 3 p.m. Monday.
The FDNY said the fire was in the basement of wood frame house on Freeman Street.
More than 100 firefighters rushed to the building at Evergreen and Westchester avenues.
The FDNY says the blaze is suspicious. CBS2's Tom McNicholas reports.
Forty-seven percent of this class are minorities, with seven women graduating.
The FDNY gained nearly 300 new firefighters Friday.
Residents in 54 units of the 104-unit building have been displaced.
Officials say more than 20 people were hurt in the fire on Wednesday, most of them children.
The FDNY says the flames were confined to a silo behind the factory that's filled with sawdust.
The FDNY says the flames were confined to a silo behind the factory that's filled with sawdust.
It was an early-morning wake up call Wednesday for residents in the Bronx when a carbon monoxide scare forced people out of their homes.
A 71-year-old woman remains hospitalized in critical condition. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The FDNY said the most difficult part was trying to get 17 people out while the fire was still burning.
Firefighters rescued more than a dozen people from a fire Monday in Brooklyn. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has the latest from the scene.
Crews are still on the scene at Third Avenue and East 124th Street.
A massive fire broke out overnight at a furniture store at Third Avenue and East 124th Street. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest from the scene.
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.
Officials said five other people, including a firefighter, were injured. CBS2's Jessica Moore has the latest.
Altogether, 10 people were hurt, including four firefighters.
