Firefighters discovered the child suffering from severe smoke inhalation and brought her up to the roof as thick smoke filling the hallways initially blocked their exit.

Officials said the fire started shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday on the third floor of the complex, then spread to the fourth and fifth floors.

Many of those fired said they already accepted a deferred resignation offer, under which they were to be paid until Sept. 30 if they agreed to quit.

Many say they have nowhere to go, except city shelters, an option that those with pets say isn't available to them.

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...

Based on a study done by the Gates Fire District, New York State was the top state for fatalities by fire with 138 deaths in ...

On Friday, January 24, retired law enforcement officer Angela Murray of Baldwinsville, New York, was lying in bed when her [… ...

A family of six, including three children, died this week in a house fire near the Saint Lawrence River in Upstate New York. The fast-moving blaze occurred at a single-family home just before 10 p ...

and the residents should be aware of the exit stairs and know how to escape in case of emergency. Leave your apartment. Close the door behind you. Pull the fire alarm on your way out to notify the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed up safety ...