2 dead in Bronx fire, FDNY says parked car blocked closest hydrant
The FDNY says a parked car blocked a fire hydrant and slowed its response to a deadly fire in the Bronx Wednesday.
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FDNY Says Blocked Hydrants Hampered Efforts at Fatal Fire
"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker
FDNY To Drivers: Please Stop Parking At Hydrants
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Car blocking hydrant slowed firefighters response to deadly Bronx fire, FDNY says
Two people died in a fire in the Bronx Wednesday. The FDNY said a parked car blocked a nearby hydrant. Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Cars blocking hydrants delay 2 firefights in a week: What does the law say?
The New York City Fire Department is urging New Yorkers to “never block fire hydrants” after firefighters responding to a deadly 3-alarm fire in the Bronx encountered a vehicle parked in front of the nearest fire hydrant.
Two people dead in Bronx fire at Buddhist temple and home; blocked hydrant hinders FDNY efforts
Two people in the Bronx were killed Wednesday morning as a massive fire ripped through a Buddhist temple and a nearby home. Fire Department sources said the three-alarm inferno erupted inside 2064 St.
Father says FDNY units were nearby when his son went into cardiac arrest. Why didn't they respond?
A young man who went into cardiac arrest in the Bronx died at the hospital after waiting nearly 20 minutes for paramedics.
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FDNY: 2 dead following massive fire at Buddhist Temple in Tremont
The FDNY says the closest hydrant was blocked by parked cars, delaying their work.
Dad asks why nearby FDNY units didn't respond when son was in cardiac arrest
We know that every second counts during a medical emergency, but a man in cardiac arrest in the Bronx had to wait nearly 20 ...
2 killed when fire breaks out in the Bronx, FDNY says
A fire in the Bronx has killed two people Wednesday morning on Anthony Avenue in the Tremont section, the FDNY says.
Two killed as three-alarm fire breaks out in the Bronx: FDNY
Two people were killed after a three-alarm fire broke out in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY. The ...
FDNY loses another member to 9/11-related illness, firefighter orgs say
Thomas Dunn, a former member of Engine Company 234 in Brooklyn, died Saturday of sicknesses picked up during the massive ...
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Bay Ridge apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants
A man killed in an apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran and father of one.
BP honors 5 Staten Island FDNY/EMS members for heroic toddler rescue
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella and District Attorney Michael McMahon honored four Staten Island ...
1 dead, 1 critically hurt after fire breaks out in the Bronx
A fire in the Bronx left one man dead and another hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday morning in Tremont, police say.