WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — Six people were hurt after a fire broke out Tuesday morning at a five-story apartment building in Washington Heights, prompting a response from dozens of firefighters and EMS personnel, according to the FDNY. The fire was reported at 11:17 a.m. on the fifth floor of a building at 598 W....Read More
As investigations continue into the devastating fire that broke out early Tuesday morning (Oct. 13) near 44th and Chestnut Streets, community leaders and local officials are expressing their deep sorrow and offering support to those impacted. The fast-moving blaze began just after 6 a.m. on the third floor of a multi-family building that hosts the...Read More
Firefighter Killed While Making Interior Fire Attack During Two Alarm Arson Fire in Abandoned Lounge – Astro Shanta Lounge Fire – Memphis, Tennessee – October 15, 1977 On October 15, 1977, Memphis Tennessee Firefighter Martiniano R. Lerma of Squad 1 was killed while operating at an arson fire involving an abandoned cocktail lounge. The members...Read More
Five Firefighters Killed in Fire Collapse of Timber Truss Roof of Bowling Alley – Cardinal Lanes – Cliffside Park, New Jersey – October 15, 1967 During the early morning hours of October 15, 1967, some 150 firefighters from the East Bergen area of Bergen County, New Jersey responded to a fire in a bowling alley...Read More
