Dan Kearns, a volunteer firefighter, streams live daily videos that bring up-to-the-minute information to a Northern California community scattered by evacuations and struggling with loss. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Fires and Firefighters”
Building Inspectors Among 4 Arrested in Fatal Fire at Adult Care Home
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Two officials are accused of filing false reports, and a father and son face arson and manslaughter charges in a blaze that killed two men. Source: New York Times
Fire in Spring Valley Assisted Living Home Kills At Least 1
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Dozens of residents were evacuated after the blaze tore through a facility in Spring Valley, N.Y., and a firefighter and a resident were still missing. “It’s one of your worst nightmares,” a fire official said. Source: New York Times
Manhole Explosion in Manhattan Injures 3, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2021
The explosion damaged cars and storefronts and caused power failures on Manhattan’s East Side, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Fire That Killed Hsieh May Have Been Carelessness or Intentional, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
A Connecticut fire department released an official report on the November death of Tony Hsieh, the former Zappos chief executive. Source: New York Times
3 Dead in Queens House Fire, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
One firefighter fell through a floor while responding on Saturday morning to a fire in the Elmhurst section of Queens. Source: New York Times
Fire Badly Damages Middle Collegiate Church in East Village
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2020
The fire tore through a vacant building early Saturday morning and then spread to Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue. Four firefighters had minor injuries. Source: New York Times
Jacob’s Pillow Theater, Site of Dance Festival, Is Destroyed in Fire
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2020
“It looked like what a bomb must look like when it goes off,” the organization’s executive director said. Source: New York Times
Fast-Moving Fire Kills 2 Girls in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
The blaze in downtown Elizabeth also left two adults, including a woman believed to be the girls’ mother, in critical condition. Source: New York Times
James Gordon Bennett Medal Is Renamed by F.D.N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
The James Gordon Bennett Medal will now be named for Chief Peter J. Ganci, who was killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Source: New York Times
He Was Playing With Fireworks. One Flew Into His Home, Video Shows.
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
In footage released by the Fire Department, flames rise in the Brooklyn house, a striking example of the dangers posed by the proliferation of fireworks. Source: New York Times
John von Sternberg, Seller and Protector of Homes, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2020
He was a pillar of the community in Mountain Lakes, N.J., a real estate agent and a 60-year volunteer firefighter. He fell victim to Covid-19. Source: New York Times