Harlem High Rise Fire Leaves 12 hurt, 3 Critical
that a fire on the 29th floor of a high rise in East Harlem, near Central Park, has left 12 people hurt, including three who are fighting for their lives, fire officials said. Continue reading
3 Rescued After Fire Breaks Out Inside Apartment Building In East Harlem
ABC reports that first responders rescued three people after a fire erupted inside a public housing apartment building in East Harlem Monday afternoon.Continue reading
Residents Of Fire Building Sue Landlords, Film Company For $5 Million In East Harlem
NY Post reports that residents of the Harlem building where Edward Norton and Bruce Willis were shooting a movie before it went up in flames are suing the landlord and the film company for $5 million claiming their “negligence” caused the blaze that took a firefighter’s life.Continue reading
Car Crashes Into East Harlem Scaffold, 3 Injured
Patch reports that three people were sent to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a car crashed into scaffolding on an East Harlem street, officials said.Continue reading
Burglars Rob Scene Where Firefighter Was Killed In Harlem
The NY Post reports that opportunistic scavengers have stolen more than $35,000 in cash, jewelry and clothes left behind by evacuees of Thursday’s deadly Harlem fire, according to police sources.Continue reading
Fire Injures 8, Displaces 4 Families In East Harlem
A fire broke out early Saturday morning in an East Harlem building that left eight people injured and displaced four families, according to the FDNY.Continue reading
Firefighter Dies After Set Of New Edward Norton Film Catches Fire In Harlem
A New York firefighter was killed on Thursday night in a blaze at a building in Harlem that was being used as a set for Motherless Brooklyn, a film adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel, directed by Edward Norton said a source.Continue reading
Firefighters Rescue Injured Man From Burning Washington Heights Apartment
Two firefighters, one with just a few months on the job, pulled a critically injured man from a burning Washington Heights apartment building Sunday night, an FDNY spokesman said.Continue reading
Uptown Fire Leaves One In Critical Condition
NY Daily News reports that a fire in a Washington Heights apartment building left one person critically injured Sunday night, FDNY officials said.Continue reading
Five-Alarm Fire On 156th Street In West Harlem
Notify NYC reports that emergency personnel are on the scene of a five-alarm fire located at Riverside Drive and West 156th Street in Manhattan. Continue reading
Fire Breaks Out At Harlem Fairway
Patch reports that a fire broke out Thursday morning at the Harlem Fairway supermarket near the Hudson River, an FDNY spokesman said.Continue reading
Child Saves Family From Harlem Apartment Blaze
NY Daily News reports that a 4-year-old awoke and screamed “Fire!” — a cry in the night that may have made the difference between life and death for an East Harlem family.Continue reading
Woman Dies In Harlem High-Rise Fire
A 64-year-old woman died in a fire that broke out early Sunday in Harlem reported a source.Continue reading
Woman Sets Harlem Apartment On Fire
Patch reports that sixteen people were injured, one critically, after an emotionally disturbed woman set fire to her Harlem apartment during a standoff with police, police and fire officials said.Continue reading
Harlem Fire Leaves Man Critical, Woman Dead
An elderly woman is dead and her husband is fighting for his life after a fire in Harlem. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, police responded to 70 La Salle St., where an apartment on the 15th floor was on fire.Continue reading
