Aug. 29, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Nine firefighters were injured, two of them seriously, and two civilians sustained minor injuries during a two-alarm house fire in South Richmond Hill on Friday morning, but it could have been worse if not for the actions of an off-duty veteran EMT. Paramedic Craig Biscuiti was driving to…
A firefighter in Queens suffered minor injuries while battling a fire at a vacant building early on Sunday morning. Fire Department sources said the blaze broke out just before 5:05 a.m. on Dec. 1 inside a vacant home at 117-36 Smith St. in South Jamaica. The first responding FDNY units encountered heavy fire engulfing…
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A woman and a baby trapped in heavy clutter were rescued by the FDNY during a two-alarm house fire near Forest Park in Richmond Hill on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry and by Lloyd Mitchell A two-alarm fire that broke out in a commercial building in South Richmond Hill on Saturday night was caused by an exploding lithium-ion battery that saw nearly two dozen e-bikes erupt in flames, according to the FDNY. Fire marshals based their determination on a digital…
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Aug. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina and Bill Parry A 93-year-old woman was killed and a 69-year-old woman was injured while the FDNY battled a two-alarm fire in Ozone Park Friday afternoon, and the FDNY Fire Marshal’s office announced Saturday that the blaze was caused by a lithium-ion battery that caused such intense heat that it…
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