Investigation Underway in FDNY Firefighter’s Death

NEW YORK (WABC) – An investigation is underway after a New York City firefighter fell to his death through a wide gap between westbound and eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway.

Firefighter Steven Pollard didn’t see the gap as he hopped from one side to the other while responding to a car accident.

This bridge replaced an old draw bridge that often got stuck and created gridlock. The new one cots $236 million and has only been open a little more than a year but is now at the center of a tragedy that may have been preventable.

Fire Engineering: FDNY Firefighter Dies after Falling Off Bridge

Fatal Queens fire

Three Killed in Queens (NY) Fire

Three people were killed by a fire that ripped through a Queens home early Sunday, officials said.
New Orleans (LA) Vacant House Fire

Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out at New Orleans (LA) Vacant House, Authorities Say

A vacant house caught fire in the 7th Ward Saturday morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.