burnt-out car
If you’ve been concerned about the burnt-out Range Rover on Rugby Road (between Foster and DeKoven), we have some good news for you: The skeleton-of-a-vehicle is expected to be gone within several days, a worker at Community Board 14’s Department of Sanitation garage told us today. Earlier this
Cog & Pearl
After an electrical fire ripped through [/blog/crime/fire-devastates-cog-pearl-unclear-when-it-will-reopen] the handmade gift boutique Cog & Pearl [http://cogandpearl.com/store/], at 190 5th Avenue on the corner of Sackett Street, earlier this month, co-owner Kristin Overson reported that about 90% of their inventory was destroyed [/blog/business/cog-pearl-to-sell-goods-salvaged-from-fire-at-fabulous-fifth-avenue-fair] . Following a
Dahill Road
Source: KingsNY.comA firefighter was injured while trying to douse a fire in a business establishment in the early hours of Monday morning, according to News 12 [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/firefighter-seriously-hurt-in-fire-at-kings-ready-mix-in-borough-park-1.7263373] . > Officials say the fire started at around 3:30 a.m. at Kings Ready Mix,
fire
Following a tragic house fire on E 8th Street [/blog/crime/woman-killed-sisters-critical-after-early-am-fire-on-e-8th-street] last week that killed 16-year-old Jasmine Guillaume and left her sisters Jaima and Kareen Jumelle in critical condition, neighbors have been wondering how they can help. The fire, which started on the second floor of 293 E 8th
death
A fire broke out in a home on East 15th Street, between the LIRR tracks and Avenue I, this morning, claiming the lives of two neighbors. Police say they responded to a 911 call for a fire at the home at about 3:30am on Wednesday, October 30. The FDNY
18th Street
A two-alarm fire broke out at about 4:40pm today on the first floor, spreading to the second floor, of the three-story building at 333 18th Street, just across the street from PS 295 between 6th and 7th Avenues, according to an FDNY spokesman. Firefighters on the scene tell us
fire
The fire this morning [/blog/crime/fire-at-matanzas-grocery-store-at-83-e-18th-st] at 83 E 18th St. yielded no injuries, and a few of our neighbors, including sixth-grader Janixia Soto and 32-year-old Ronnie Smith Jr., are to thank. According to DNA Info [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130606/prospect-park-south/fire-tears-through-prospect-park-south-grocery-store-fdny-says] , Janixia woke her family as
1259 51 st
Google Image Of The Home That Caught On FIre Souce: Google Maps via brooklyneagle.comA fire broke out in a Borough Park home on the eve of Passover, injuring one, according to a report [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/eve-passover-one-injured-fire-boro-park-brooklyn-2013-03-25-164700] by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The home (1259 51st Street)
fire
According to neighbors, two houses are on fire on East 3rd between Ave C and Cortelyou. Will update as we get more details. UPDATE: According to the FDNY, they got a call about the fire at 11:14pm, and it became a three-alarm fire at 11:57pm. They say the
fifth avenue
Good news, South Slope and beyond! After Sunday night’s fire [/blog/business/fire-at-has-beans-on-5th-avenue], which is reportedly still under investigation, Has Beans, located on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th Street, is back and ready to welcome a booming crowd of caffeine loving Brooklynites. I stopped by this morning and,
2033 86th Street
Source: Google MapsTwo Brooklyn landlords were indicted yesterday in the deaths of five tenants after a fire broke out at an apartment building they owned. The fire was set off by an arsonist and swept through the building in January of 2010. The landlords, Vasilios Gerazounis and his son Argyrios,
2500 McDonald Avenue
A woman was seriously injured this afternoon in a fire at a building on McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, writes DNAinfo [http://www.dnainfo.com/20120223/bay-ridge-bensonhurst/woman-seriously-injured-mcdonald-avenue-fire-brooklyn] . The blaze began just before 1 p.m. on the second floor of 2500 McDonald Avenue, near Avenue X. Fire sources said that