Update: The CitiStorage fire has reached 7 Alarms. Over 240 firefighters are at the scene battling the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Due to hazardous conditions near the fire, […]
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This Morning We Smelled New Jersey From Brooklyn
…And that will be the title of my forthcoming memoir. Until then, let us remember that the smell was caused by a brush fire, not Chris Christie. Just pretend […]
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10 Incredible Photos From Last Night’s Fire in Greenpoint
The sky over Greenpoint was lit up last night and the dark plume of smoke from the fire that burned over a 600 sq. foot industrial area could be seen […]
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Huge Fire Happening Now in Greenpoint (Greenpoint Ave & Humboldt St)
Firerighters are working right now to put out a HUGE fire at a Greenpoint recycling facility on Humboldt St. and Greenpoint Ave – right across from the Newtown Creek Sewage […]
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Firefighters Save Rottweiler From Inferno at Greenpoint Lumber Yard Last Night
While you were cozy under your blankets, 200 firefighters worked for over 4 hours to put out an inferno at a lumber yard in Greenpoint early this morning. And they […]
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Fire On Moultrie
A fire at 43 Moultrie Street on Friday, August 19th, went to 2 alarms before being controlled by the FDNY. On Sunday, August 21st, the building’s sole tenant, Doris Yao, […]
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Bedford Burning
IMG_5560Originally uploaded by misplacedparadox There was an early morning fire yesterday on Bedford Ave between Lorimer and Manhattan on that triangle. Looks like it was a pretty bad one. There’s […]