5 injured in Queens fire
FDNY officials gave an update after five people were injured, including a firefighter, battling a blaze in Queens.
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FDNY officials gave an update after five people were injured, including a firefighter, battling a blaze in Queens.
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Firefighters responded shortly after 6 a.m. to a three-story home on East 176th Street in Mount Hope.
Police said a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman around the age of 50 was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
Chopper 2 was over the scene, as crews worked to get the flames under control.
Officials said the fire started on the fourth floor of the 22-story high-rise, where witnesses reported someone was trapped inside.
Officials are worried about a building on 13th Avenue in Borough Park. There's reportedly concern about the facade.
FDNY officials said the fire began on the fourth floor of the 22-story high-rise, where witnesses reported someone was trapped inside.
Officials are worried about a building on 13th Avenue in Borough Park. There's reportedly concern about the facade. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
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Fire officials said one person suffered life-threatening injuries.
Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries.
Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Thursday inside a two-story home on Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Thursday inside a two-story home on Seventh Avenue.
Officials say they recovered dozens of battery packs and hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells used to alter, create and repair the batteries.
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The blaze broke out at around 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Gowanus Houses on Bond Street in Boerum Hill.
CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis has more on the FDNY's investigation into the cause of the blaze.
The blaze broke out at around 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Gowanus Houses on Bond Street in Boerum Hill. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The FDNY held a safety briefing Friday as the concern over the dangers of e-bikes grows in the city. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh says lithium-ion batteries are the leading cause of fires and fire deaths.
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NYC's Office of Emergency Management issued a warning for life-threatening rip currents through 8 p.m. Sunday.
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NYC's Office of Emergency Management issued a warning for life-threatening rip currents through 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Hurricane Erin is churning up dangerous surf and rip currents from the Jersey Shore to Long Island, where beaches are closed to swimming.
Some effects of Hurricane Erin will linger at the coastline through the weekend.
People along the Jersey Shore brace for the impact of Hurricane Erin with concerns of high tides, rough surfs and beach erosion.
NYC's Office of Emergency Management issued a warning for life-threatening rip currents through 8 p.m. Sunday.
Thursday night's tidal flooding may be in part to blame for a large fire at a Long Island marina that destroyed a restaurant and several boats.
Hurricane Erin is churning up dangerous surf and rip currents from the Jersey Shore to Long Island, where beaches are closed to swimming.
Some effects of Hurricane Erin will linger at the coastline through the weekend.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency and there's a coastal flood advisory for the Jersey Shore as Hurricane Erin causes dangerous conditions.
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