Deadly fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn prompts FDNY to remind drivers not to park near fire hydrants
A fire in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn turned deadly overnight, and the FDNY says parked cars were blocking two of the closest hydrants.
Brooklyn apartment fire kills man, SUVs parked at hydrants delay FDNY
A 37-year-old man was killed and a woman and toddler critically hurt when a fire ripped through their Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday — and FDNY officials say two SUVs parked at fire hydrants hampered their ability to fight the blaze.
FDNY says crews slowed by cars blocking hydrants at deadly Brooklyn house fire
The FDNY called out drivers Sunday who parked in front of fire hydrants, slowing firefighters down at a deadly house fire in Brooklyn. Firefighters were dispatched to a Bay Ridge home on 80th Street around 4 a.
Cars block fire hydrants at scene of deadly Brooklyn fire
The fatal fire happened just after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday at a building on 80th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
FDNY To Drivers: Please Stop Parking At Hydrants
Parking scofflaws turn a fire fatal. The public could help, if the Council would pass a bill creating citizen enforcement.
FDNY's efforts to battle Bay Ridge, Brooklyn fire hindered by blocked hydrants
One man was killed and two other people were injured in the blaze. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the story.
FDNY: 1 dead, 2 injured in Bay Ridge building fire
One of the victims is in critical condition.
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Queens group demands stricter parking enforcement after cars blocked hydrants at fatal fire
A community group in Ozone Park is calling for reforms after the FDNY said firefighters’ response to a deadly blaze was ...
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FDNY Says Blocked Hydrants Hampered Efforts at Fatal Fire
"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting ...
Man killed in NYC apartment fire as woman, child rushed to hospital: NYPD
A man died and two were hurt by an early-morning fire that tore through a Brooklyn apartment building Sunday, police said.
Man who died in Brooklyn apartment fire as SUVs blocked hydrants was Navy veteran hoping to move
Gregory Fernandez, 38, died after a fire swept through the third-floor apartment in Bay Ridge he shared with his wife and two ...
Ex-FDNY fire prevention chief pleads guilty to taking bribes to fast-track inspections in NYC
Anthony Saccavino, 59, the former head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention from 2021 to 2023, admitted taking money to give ...