4-Alarm Fire Brooklyn Row House 1.17.12

A 4-alarm apartment fire in a three-story row frame in Brooklyn where heavy fire broke out on the second floor and extended into the three-story building on 368 Himrod Street shortly after eight o'clock this morning, 17 Jan 2011. The building was evacuated, but reported upon arrival by arriving fire department crews that there were people on fire escapes of building. It was reported that NYFD Ladder 124 arrived on the scene and rescued a mother and her 12-year-old son hanging out upper level window.

It took firefighting crews around 3 hours to bring the flames under control. There were nearly 170 firefighters and 39 units that responded to the firegruond for this fire.

Deputy Asst. Chief James Leonard stated, "At 8:20 a.m. this morning received a 911 call concerning this fire, simultaneously people were banging on the firehouse door which is about six houses down. So we were on the scene immediately, we had heavy fire on the first, second and third floor. Members of ladder 124 ... rescue two people out the second floor."

Row House Fire In Brooklyn: MyFoxNY.com

At least seven people suffering minor injuries, three of which were firefighters. All were transported to Wyckoff Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The fire is under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)

4-alarm Brookline Mass. Fire 1.16.12

The four-alarm fire in Brookline Massachusetts, at Box 35 on 1471 Beacon St was rung out at around 9:00 a.m. this very cold freezing morning at a brownstone apartment building complex.

It was shortly after 10:00 a.m. that firefighters on the fire scene were still battleing a very intense fire that extended up into the fourth floor apartment building. Because of fire and weather conditions firefighter were ordered out of the building after an hour of firefighting as the fire spread.

Brookline Fire Chief Paul Ford stated, Whenever we have conditions like this, icy temps, cold, hypothermia on the men, just freezing conditions make it difficlt and dangerous."

The damaging fire was contained to the original building, where firefighters brought the blaze under control just before 12:00 p.m..

All residents are reported getting safely out with no serious injuries reported, though one resident sustained what is called a minor injury and was sent to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Two firefighters were reported to have been treated for minor injuries also.

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It was not clear what started the fire, but apparently it has been reported the probable cause could have started in the basement area from a cloths dryer where it quickly spread up into the fourth floor area.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation and ongoing.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)

Massive 4 Alarm Fire at Rahway N.J. Condo Complex

A 4 alarm fire at a large condo complex under construction in Rahway, New Jersey at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue and Stone Street started at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The massive four-story complex was engulfed in flames. The fire appeared to have consumed the top floor and roof area of the complex.

Calls of the smoke smell were coming in from as far away as Manhattan. No injuries were reported, with the building being vacant at the time of the fire, and surrounding streets were closed as firefighters battled the blaze.

A defensive fire fighting operation was being conducted by firefighters battling the blaze with containing the flames to the structure.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)