Authorities say the flames broke out in the basement of the six-story residential building at 2004 Ellis Avenue.
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.
On Friday, Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year ...
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...
A blaze that burned for over an hour in Crown Heights injured nine people, including three firefighters, according to the ...
Nine people were hurt – including three firefighters — when a massive blaze ripped through a Brooklyn home Friday morning, ...
A firefighter battling a blaze in the upstate New York city of Binghamton died after a wall collapsed, officials said Thursday.
Fires can cause soil to repel water, increasing risk of floods and mudslides. Californians experienced this as some areas ...