Video captures smoke billowing over Manhattan after apartment building catches fire in NYC
Smoke billowed over Manhattan after a fire broke out at a luxury apartment building in New York on Thursday. The fire started ...
Apparent homless man lights himself on fire outside NYC church as horrified witnesses look on: police
A witness called 911 to report that the man had set himself ablaze around 2:30 a.m. at East 16th Street and Rutherford Place, ...
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Drought and Fire Risk Escalate in NYC — Officials Warn Residents to Stay Vigilant
As the first significant brush fire hit Manhattan yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), officials continued to announce preventive ...
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Massive fire erupts in Midtown Manhattan, filling NYC skies with smoke
A massive fire broke out on the roof of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air and ...
Man dies after setting himself on fire near Manhattan park: NYPD
A man died after setting himself on fire near a Manhattan park early Thursday morning, police said. The incident happened ...
30 members of feuding NYC street gangs busted after bloody turf war that killed seven: ‘A climate of fear’
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday that three gangs behind a bloody turf war in Inwood and Washington ...
Drought-related brush fire destroys 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, ...
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Fires in NYC parks are common. The drought is making them bigger and more frequent.
Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.
'Treacherous conditions' in NYC: Firefighters battling record number of brush fires
The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week ...