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The top-floor fire in a Brooklyn apartment building extended into the cockloft and attached exposures
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One Newtown officer was injured, struck by an unoccupied fire engine that slid on a snow-covered driveway
Kim Keith said that he was “heartbroken” and was “in shock” after the fire gutted the three-story, 43-unit building
Officials said a 13-year-old girl saved her 8-year-old sister’s life; crews didn’t find any smoke detectors in the home
Getting the right amount of water to the fire quickly may mean not doing what’s always been done
A fire marshal overruled a fire captain’s recommendation to shutter the building
Fire officials said it appeared as if they tried to escape the blaze
Basil Eleby is already charged with first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
Dan Phillips, who lives nearby, jumped into action after seeing a garage engulfed in flames
Chief Mike Snyder fell through a third-floor stairway, crashing down two levels
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An off-duty nurse also assisted the victims until paramedics arrived
Investigators believe the man started the fire with some cardboard left outside the church
In a video, a manhole cover shoots in the air and lands several feet away from firefighters
Basil Eleby has been arrested 19 times since 1995; he’s facing charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage
Officials described the fire as an “accident” that started in a parking level of the building
Records show the building was the subject of numerous building and fire code violations in the past few years
The firefighter said his head felt like it was burning
The disclosure ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze in the three-story building for recovering addicts
A car’s driver and a passenger got out on their own as firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze
Fire officers ordered firefighters to pull back moments before massive chunks of concrete fell
The ruling said the state doesn’t have a legal duty to protect property from naturally caused wildfires
Lt. John Schreiber Jr. found two children, ages 10 and 6, in a bedroom unconscious and in cardiac arrest
Officials credited volunteer and full-time firefighters from six departments with saving 45 structures in the fire’s path
The firefighter sprayed the man with a fire hose; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Firefighters rescued an 82-year-old man who was trapped and slumped over a third-floor balcony
The home appeared to be vacant, with security screens up and boards on the window
The blaze cost more than $900,000; no injuries were reported
No one was injured; the cause of the fire has not yet been determined
The building had been the target of 20 complaints to the city building department over the past 10 years
There were no injuries and a total amount of damage is still being calculated
The woman was hanging out of a sixth-floor window when she lost her grip and fell
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