Massive five-alarm fire destroys row of Bronx stores — as a car parker, again, blocks hydrant
Firefighters’ response to the Morris Heights blaze was briefly delayed by a car parked in front of a hydrant, Deputy Mayor of ...
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FDNY says parked car in front of hydrant slowed response to massive fire at Bronx small businesses
The FDNY has issued a summons to the driver of the parked car. "If you think that parking on a fire hydrant is a convenience, it's not, it's a recipe for death," said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker.
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Five-alarm fire damages several University Heights businesses
A five-alarm fire ripped through a commercial strip in the Bronx Thursday morning, damaging restaurants, an optical shop and ...
‘Unacceptable’: New Yorkers urged to stop parking on hydrants
On March 14, the City Council’s preliminary budget hearing for the FDNY highlighted a significant issue firefighters have ...
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FDNY chief of EMS being probed by NYC possibly over wife’s promotion, drunk-driving arrest: sources
The FDNY’s Chief of EMS Operations Michael Fields is under investigation, possibly over his wife’s meteoric rise in the bureau or the handling of her recent drunk-driving arrest, sources told ...
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Burning Vehicle Halts Traffic at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, FDNY Reports
Fire crews are responding to a car on fire at the Atlantic Terminal & Center in Brooklyn, according to the FDNY. The ...
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Update: Six Bronx Businesses Destroyed by Blaze
The owner of the car parked in the off-limits ... the restaurant ablaze — as well as fire in five adjoining stores stretching toward the corner, FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said.