The man killed in the Ocean Hill fire last night has been formally identified, the Daily News reports. He was 35-year-old Eddie Ortiz. The two other victims have been identified as Paco Ortiz, 81, and Nydia Ortiz, 40. They are in stable condition at Interfaith Hospital. The News says that a 14-year-old boy told police [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
It has now been confirmed that a man hurt in the Ocean Hill fire last night has died. He was 35. A 40-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man were critically injured in the blaze, which occurred at 732 Decatur St. ABC Eyewitness News is reporting that a 14-year-old boy is under questioning by investigators, who [...]
Friday, March 5, 2010
Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink has chronicled the aftermath of the devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred in a five-part series.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Luisa left the funeral home last Thursday on a Friday flight out of John F. Kennedy Airport to her home country, Guatemala
Monday, February 15, 2010
Small commotion was witnessed on Sunday at around 12:30 p.m. when several firemen descended on the scene at the corner of Pacific and Court Streets, just off Atlantic Avenue, in response to a fire alarm. FDNY didn’t divulge any details about the event, but bystanders claim that a dry cleaner’s shop was the cause of the [...]
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink plans to chronicle the aftermath of this devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred. This is Part Two. By Jeannette Neumann In the [...]
Friday, February 5, 2010
Residents struggle to salvage possessions while they wait for assistance from local agencies.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
According to a Daily News report, the two male children, ages 3 and 5, were badly injured by a fire in an apartment at 6 p.m. Friday in East New York. Fire fighters from NYFD Engine 257 removed the children who were then resuscitated before being placed in New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell for smoke [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
When a fire destroyed Cobble Hill residents Kyung Dong and Kyung Ja Oh's home, the community jumped up to help their longtime neighbors.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A look at the aftermath of two popcorn machines fires in the span of six weeks at the UA Court Street Stadium 12 in Brooklyn Heights.
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