Fire safety mural unveiled in the Bronx
The mural is sounding the alarm for fire safety nine months after a high-rise fire killed 17 people in the Bronx.
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The mural is sounding the alarm for fire safety nine months after a high-rise fire killed 17 people in the Bronx.
The fire marshal's office confirmed one person died, and another was treated for burns at a local hospital. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge has the latest from the scene.
Tenants tell CBS2's Natalie Duddridge they had to break down an emergency exit that was locked, and some spent the night sleeping on a city bus.
Faulty lithium ion batteries have been blamed for fires across the city.
At least two buildings appear to be damaged by the blaze.
Neighbors tell CBS2's Christina Fan they smelled heavy smoke before the home became fully engulfed in flames.
When the blaze broke out at The Rockleigh on Thursday night, smoke and flames were shooting out of the building, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Firefighters from Newark and Montclair were called in to help.
The flames broke out around 3:45 a.m. in a three-story mixed occupancy building.
Neighbors said the firefighter kicked down the door and raced upstairs.
CBS2's Christina Fan has the latest on the blaze and those impacted.
Video shows flames leaping across the yards as more than 140 firefighters rushed in to evacuate residents, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Heavy smoke and flames were pouring from the building when FDNY crews arrived.
Jim Smith reports from Chopper 2.
Investigators did not immediately say if anyone was inside, CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The flames broke out around 6 a.m. Thursday at the Martin Luther King Houses.
The department said the fire broke out just before 6 a.m. Firefighters brought it under control an hour later.
The tragedy unfolded Wednesday Morning at the edge of Noyac Bay, in a home rented as a valued vacation spot.
Officials said a 46-year-old man was inside with his 36-year-old girlfriend and 5-year-old daughter. He was hospitalized with critical injuries, but they did not survive. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest on the investigation.
Officials say her father and his girlfriend were hospitalized with critical injuries. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest from the scene.
Police say a 69-year-old woman was killed when flames ripped through the building early Friday morning.
Flames lit up the night sky and ripped through the 4-story building on Prospect Street, CBS2's Nick Caloway reported.
The mayor tells CBS2 at least 18 families have been displaced but he's not aware of any injuries. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest from the scene.
Flames could be seen shooting from the business in Nassau County.
On Monday, the emotional family thanked volunteer firefighters who were in the right place at the right time, CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
