Father, son and dog killed in Hempstead Village fire
A father and son died in an overnight fire on Long Island. Kenneth Roberts, 42, and his son Mekhi, 12, were trapped in intense smoke inside a basement apartment.
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A father and son died in an overnight fire on Long Island. Kenneth Roberts, 42, and his son Mekhi, 12, were trapped in intense smoke inside a basement apartment.
A father and son were killed in an overnight fire in Hempstead, Long Island. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
An industrial building in Brooklyn was destroyed in a five-alarm fire. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
A three-alarm fire was reported Tuesday morning at West Side Elementary School in Laurel Hollow on Long Island.
A fire engulfed an elementary school on Long Island causing extensive damage, officials said Tuesday. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A fire engulfed an elementary school in Laurel Hollow on Long Island, causing extensive damage, officials said Tuesday. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A fire broke out at West Side Elementary School in Laurel Hollow on Long Island early Tuesday morning. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Firefighters are responding to West Side Elementary School in Laurel Hollow as heavy smoke comes from the building.
A three-alarm fire is effecting two homes in Paterson, New Jersey with reports of multiple injuries.
Firefighters were at the scene of a blaze at an apartment building just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Bronx. A firefighter and tenant were treated for minor injuries, officials said.
At least 20 people were displaced by the fire on Getty Avenue, according to Paterson fire officials.
Dozens of people were displaced and three suffered minor injuries after a fire at a West Babylon, Long Island apartment complex.
Dozens of people were displaced and three suffered minor injuries, including a firefighter, after a fire at a Long Island apartment complex. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Firefighters said a blaze tore through an apartment building in West Babylon displacing 50 residents.
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Flames broke out just before 1 a.m. at a two-story home on Oak Avenue in Hempstead and burned it to the ground. Officials said a firefighter was treated for a hand injury.
The body of an infant was recovered Wednesday after a devastating fire at an Elmhurst, Queens, home Monday night.
One person was killed and nine others were injured in a four-alarm house fire in Elmhurst, Queens Monday night. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
A home on Roosevelt Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, went up in flames on Tuesday morning as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
Firefighters working to put out a large blaze that burned through a Bergenfield home on Tuesday.
A deadly fire broke out at a South Plainfield home around 5 a.m. Wednesday. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Two people were hospitalized as a result of a fire in Great Kills, and another fire raged in Randall Manor. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
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The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 101-92 on Friday night.
The New York area is in for a mild weekend before the weather takes a turn to start the work week.
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The New York area is in for a mild weekend before the weather takes a turn to start the work week.
It will be rainy on Thursday morning, and the weather will change to snow as temperatures drop across the Tri-State Area.
Thunderstorms are expected in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this weekend after severe weather hit the Midwest.
Periods of rain will move through the New York area Thursday, but spring temperatures are on the way for the weekend.
Snow and rain will make for messy morning and evening commutes for New Yorkers on Tuesday. It's a First Alert Weather Day.
The New York area is in for a mild weekend before the weather takes a turn to start the work week.
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A father and son died in an overnight fire on Long Island. Kenneth Roberts, 42, and his son Mekhi, 12, were trapped in intense smoke inside a basement apartment.
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