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Couple killed in Washington Heights apartment fire
Family members said that 77-year-old Maria Soledad Taveras and her 74-year-old husband Luciano Taveras lived in their Washington Heights apartment for decades, but they couldn’t get out when a fire broke out Tuesday morning. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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2 die in Manhattan apartment inferno
Two people died when a fire engulfed a six-story apartment building in Manhattan early Tuesday, authorities say. Firefighters responded to the building on 178th Street in Washington Heights after getting a call about a three-alarm fire shortly before 2 a.m. They found the fire on the sixth floor. It had also spread to the floor below. A 77-year-old woman, later...
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2 killed in Washington Heights fire
Two people died when a fire engulfed a Washington Heights building early Tuesday. Romney Smith reports.
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Four firefighters hurt battling flames tearing through Bronx businesses
The heat made it tough for the more than 100 members of the FDNY battling huge flames in the Bronx on Thursday, as several businesses burned and four firefighters were hurt. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Massive brush fire in Secaucus, NJ impacts traffic
Chopper 4 was over the scene.
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Fire guts Dunkin' Donuts, more Bronx stores as flames leap from luxury rooftop in SoHo
Fires in the Bronx and Manhattan kept emergency personnel busy early Thursday, with more than 100 firefighters battling flames at a Dunkin’ Donuts that spread to nearby stores and others tackling a rooftop blaze at a luxury building in SoHo. The fires broke out within about an hour of one another. Nearly a half-dozen firefighters were hurt in the SoHo…
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Fire erupts on roof of five-story luxury building in SoHo
No injuries were reported.
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Retired UFC fighter Mark Coleman hospitalized after rescuing parents from house fire, manager says
Retired UFC fighter Mark Coleman was in an induced coma in intensive care after he rescued his parents from a house fire in Toledo, Ohio, early Tuesday.
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Houseboat with 29 people aboard catches fire at Lake Powell
Nearby boaters assisted with the rescue after passengers jumped into the water to escape the fire near Glen Canyon National Park.
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Victims of Vietnam high-rise fire jumped off building to escape the blaze: ‘I could hear the thudding sounds'
Hanoi police said some entire families were killed in the blaze, which broke out just before midnight Tuesday and wasn’t put out until Wednesday morning in the nine-story building in Vietnam’s capital.
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WATCH: Firenado spotted over fire in Canada
Firefighters in Canada captured video of a fire whirl over Gun Lake, Canada, on Aug. 17 in the Downton Lake fire.
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Wildfires rage across Spokane, Washington, forcing thousands to evacuate
The wildfires have damaged hundred of homes and burned at least 25,000 acres.
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Maui wildfires could dramatically change island's landscape and soil
The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week will take a heavy toll on the environment.
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Person on scooter almost hit by debris in Hawaii
A person was almost struck by a piece of debris while riding on a scooter through a neighborhood in flames in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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What's a fire whirl?
Fire whirls, or firenados, form during wildfires and are quite a sight to see. Here’s what you need to know.
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Video shows wildfires lashing over edge of highway in Sicily
Fires are raging across the Italian island of Sicily, prompting evacuations and threatening drivers.
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911 dispatcher answers call that her own house was on fire
A 911 dispatcher in Wisconsin answered a call about a house fire. She was shocked when she learned it was her own home.
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More Than a Dozen People Rescued From Apartment Fire in Downtown Portland, Oregon
Firefighters rescued four people and at least one dog from a major apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back.
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Lingering Hotspots in Rockland County Brush Fires
Firefighters have been watching hotspots closely as reports of smoke continue more than 24 hours after brush fires erupted in Rockland County. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Plastics Fire Burns in Indiana, Forcing Hundreds From Their Homes
An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people remained in place Wednesday night around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked to douse piles of burning plastics.