FDNY

FIve-alarm fire rips through a Catholic church on Easter Sunday

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BROOKLYN, NY – A five-alarm blaze disrupted Easter Sunday services at a Brooklyn Catholic Church, leading to a vast response from the New York Fire Department. The fire initiated at Our Lady of the Rosary Pompeii on Seigel Street in Bushwick just prior to 2 p.m. Footage circulating on social media platforms depicted the flames erupting from the church. The fire resulted in injuries for six individuals, including three firefighters and three parishioners. All injuries …

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FDNY uses dangerous rope rescue to save three people from burning building

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NEW YORK, NY – The New York Fire Department (FDNY) executed an extraordinary rope-rescue operation on Friday, saving three individuals from a burning apartment building in Harlem. The blaze resulted in one fatality and injured 17 others. Dramatic footage released by the FDNY depicts a firefighter, tethered by a rope, descending the side of the building with a rescued resident in his arms while smoke billows around them. The daring rescue operation was conducted atop …

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Building fire kills 3 people, 14 more injured

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NEW YORK, NY – A fast-spreading fire in a Brooklyn residential building tragically claimed three lives and injured 14 others, as reported by FDNY officials. The early morning blaze took hold in a Crown Heights building around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. Firefighters promptly responded to the scene, where they encountered a challenging situation. The fire had originated on the ground floor and quickly spread, engulfing the entire three-story building. According to Chief John Esposito of …

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