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Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Row of Bronx (NY) Stores — as a Car Parker, Again, Blocks Hydrant

Six businesses were destroyed Thursday as a massive fire tore through a row of Bronx stores — and the FDNY’s response was hampered by a motorist who parked his car by a nearby fire hydrant.
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Long Island (NY) Fires Started by Person Making S’mores, Officials Say

The Long Island brush fires that startled communities across Suffolk County over the weekend were likely caused by a person attempting to cook s’mores in their backyard.
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Electrical Malfunction Sparks Fire in Syracuse (NY) Home

A fire broke out in a Syracuse home due to an electrical malfunction Saturday afternoon causing damage.
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NY Firefighters Knock Down Wind-Driven Brush Fire on Long Island but Risk Remains With High Winds

Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.
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NYC to Pay $3.5M to Family of Belgian Firefighter Killed in FDNY Boat Crash

New York City will pay $3.5 million to the family of a visiting Belgian firefighter who was killed in a FDNY boat crash in the East River in 2022.
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Snow Crushes Roofs at Oswego County (NY) Wire Plant, Church

The roof of a wire plant in Oswego County collapsed this morning, firefighters said.
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Squatter Dies in Brooklyn Building Fire — Fifth Fire There in Two Years

A woman squatting in an abandoned Brooklyn house died Tuesday when the troubled building erupted in flames — the fifth fire to engulf the property in just two years,…
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