New York's fire towers glow in honor of watchers who kept towns safe

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reported fire breaks out of 44- story skyscraper in New York City

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A fire sent smoke …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire that sent smoky haze over NYC

CNN

CNN — An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border that sent smoke drifting across New York City, officials said. The death stems from the Jennings Creek Fire burning in the area of Greenwood Lake Turnpike and East Shore Road in West Milford, Passaic …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

9/11 Terror Attacks: Looking back at the ‘1 hour and 40 minutes’ that haunts US till date

Live Mint

The United States on Wednesday solemnly remembered the 2,977 lives lost in the 9/11 terror attack, which continues to cast a profound shadow over the nation. Al Qaeda leader Mohamed Atta flew American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. A satellite view of the 9/11 attacks. Seventeen …

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4 months ago

Catford fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze in high rise on day Grenfell report released

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze at a high rise …

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5 months ago

‘Very fierce fire’ in NYC spreads to 7 buildings, injures 14 and displaces multiple residents: ‘There is nothing left’

Hindustan Times

A massive fire reportedly damaged several buildings and left multiple residents displaced in Queens on Saturday afternoon, August 3. ‘Very fierce fire’ in NYC spreads to 7 buildings The fire began at a two-story residence at 88-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village just after 4 pm. “This was a very fierce fire, and it spread to seven buildings and …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Brooklyn apartment building fire claims 2 lives, displaces dozens; police investigation underway

Hindustan Times

Two people were killed and two firefighters sustained injuries in a raging apartment fire in Brooklyn on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out at a four-story building on 159 Bay Street between Bath and Benson Avenues in Bath Beach at 6.45 pm, prompting 60 firefighters to rush to the scene, New York City Fire Department said. Nearly dozens of …

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1 year ago

Firefighters search for those trapped after corner of NYC apartment building collapses

Hindustan Times

A six-story corner of a Bronx apartment building collapsed Monday afternoon, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves, according to authorities and bystander and news video. Video showed a corner of the six-story building with its walls sheared off and floors sagging, and a heap of rubble in the street. The Fire Department said it was called around 3:40 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Fire in the Mountains review: A fire in the mountains that no one can put out

Hindustan Times

I am happy I did not look this name up before I pressed play on Fire in the Mountains. McAlex, who co-produced this project that was interestingly made before Tabbar, earlier backed two films that I passionately gatekeep — Liar’s Dice and Killa. Fire in the Mountains begins with an ineffaceable frame, chasing a woman’s two feet as she paces …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Three firefighters injured after blaze engulfs three houses on Staten Island

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

A list of some of the deadliest fires in New York City

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An apartment high-rise fire in New York City that killed 17 people and injured dozens of others on Sunday was one of the deadlier building blazes in the city’s history. Here is a look at some of the most worst building fires in New York City: — BROOKLYN THEATRE: The blaze swept through a Brooklyn theater on …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Nine children among 19 dead in massive fire at New York building

India TV News

Highlights Nine children among 19 dead in massive fire at New York building "This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment," Mayor Eric Adams said Flames shot from apartment windows as smoke filled the building At least 19 people including nine children were killed after a major fire broke out in a residential apartment building in the Bronx in New York …

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3 years ago

Blaze traps hundreds in Hong Kong tower, 13 hospitalised

The Hindu

Firefighters on Wednesday rescued hundreds of people who fled to the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper and became trapped there after a major fire broke out. In all, firefighters brought 770 people out of the building, said Ng Yau Sheung, Hong Kong Fire Services Department’s senior divisional officer. Authorities said that the fire spread from the building's bottom two …

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3 years, 3 months ago

NYPD post stunning video of 9/11 Memorial fly-over on 20th anniversary

Daily Mail

Stunning video captured by the NYPD in a helicopter flyover of the 9/11 Memorial Tribute in Light art installation on Saturday night shows two blue lights lit up in commemoration of the victims of the attacks. People visit the Tribute In Lights in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2021 in New York City 1: Buildings in Midtown Manhattan are bathed …

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3 years, 4 months ago

11 images that bring back the horror of 9/11 attacks

India Today

On the morning of September 11, 2001, exactly two decades ago, al-Qaeda terrorists used commercial planes as missiles and crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. A person falls from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Mourne Mountains fire: Helicopters flown in as fire crews tackle blaze for third day

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Helicopters were flown in to assist fire crews tackling a …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Huge fire engulfs historic New York church

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4 years, 1 month ago

Fire guts historic church home to New York’s Liberty Bell

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from a five-story vacant building adjacent …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Emergency fire shelters can save lives but raise questions

Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — After flames trapped 14 firefighters in California and they had to use last-resort fire shelters to survive, questions are emerging about how well the emergency devices work and how often crews are forced to use them during wildfires. “They’re to be used as a last resort if there’s no planned escape out or safety zones become inadequate.” …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Rent a fire lookout tower for $40 a night

CNN

CNN — There comes a moment, every time you visit a fire lookout tower, when you become certain that you have gotten hopelessly, irretrievably lost. Social distancing incarnate America’s fire towers for rent are among the country’s best bargains: around $40 per night, for the kind of alpine panoramas and solitude usually associated with an Austrian chalet. “One evening I …

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5 years ago

6 of New York City’s best winter rooftops from Midtown to Williamsburg:

CNN

New York City CNN — Where there’s a city with a spectacular skyline, there’s a way to see it from up high. And there’s no time like the present to take advantage of the city’s outdoor playgrounds for adults Fred Dixon, president and CEO of NYC & Company, understands the love for a New York City rooftop: “The pinnacle of …

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