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Source: Google MapsA Coney Island teenager has been convicted of felony murder and arson for setting fire to a mattress [/two-cops-in-critical-condition-after-suspicious-coney-island-fire/] in the hallway of a New York City Housing Authority building, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today. Marcell Dockery, 18, of 2007 Surf Avenue in Coney Island. He
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> Brooklyn **77-33-3286**3rd Alarm** 2220 Voorhies Ave pic.twitter.com/64cSxUxyzG [https://t.co/64cSxUxyzG] — NYC Fire Wire (@NYCFireWire) May 2, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYCFireWire/status/727111384840962048] Five people were hospitalized, including one child and three firefighters, when a blaze consumed a three-story building on Voorhies Avenue early
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Photo by Thom Widmann60 firefighters were called to 563 5th Avenue Thursday evening after the owner of Excelsior Bar [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/] (563 5th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets) discovered smoke in their basement. The FDNY received the call at approximately 6:02pm on Thursday, April 28, and
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Photo by Adam RabinerFirefighters rushed to 13th Street on Sunday to extinguish an apartment fire on a day with dry conditions conducive to spreading flames. 12 units were sent to 404 13th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), according to the FDNY. The building is a two-story dwelling which houses
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Via Brooklyn Daily EagleYou’ve seen the beloved commercials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6AzmXrNbU] , “We make your dreams come true. The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/].” Did you know, though, that the hall standing today is not the original? The original — called Prospect Hall — was built
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(Photo sent by reader Ed)Emergency responders are swarming around a four-story residential building on Ocean Avenue, between Avenue Y and Avenue Z, after a fire broke out there this afternoon. More than 50 firefighters responded to the building, located at 2950 Ocean Avenue, at 2:18pm, according to the
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A man who sustained minor injuries was sent to Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Jeff Bush)A two-alarm fire gutted a residential building and spread to the residence next door on Saturday afternoon. 25 units were sent to put out the blaze at 236 12th Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues)
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Photo courtesy of Scott Reiburn.It was all hands on deck at a fire at 149 Lafayette Avenue, at the corner of Carlton Street, this morning shortly after 8am. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported, a fire department spokesperson told us, and the cause of the fire is still under
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Image via rodenthour [http://www.instagram.com/rodenthour].A fast-moving fire engulfed the home(s) at 171 Adelphi Street, between Myrtle and Willoughby Avenues, on Sunday night, February 14, leaving seven people injured. According to an FDNY spokesperson, one civilian and six firefighters were treated for minor injuries in the
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2227 Homecrest Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A 30-year-old woman died Sunday after being caught up in a basement fire at a two-story residential building on Homecrest Avenue, near Avenue V, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/hospitalized-blaze-tears-brooklyn-home-article-1.2531246] . The cause of the fire is still under
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Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst BeanA fire ripped through a two-story home in Dyker Heights this morning. Twelve trucks and 60 firefighters swarmed the building at 1178 72nd Street after the second floor blaze was called in at 11:01am, according to fire officials. Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst BeanNeighbors
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA fire that broke out behind New Utrecht Reformed Church [http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/] (1827 84th Street) two weeks ago is just another setback for the historic structure, which has been chronically plagued by financial struggles and always seems to be [/whats-up-with-the-new-utrecht-reformed-church-bell-tower/#.VrJHuTYrKSN]running out of cash.