A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

The fatal fall occurred around 12:35 p.m. at a three-story apartment building on S 6th St. near Bedford Ave., in Williamsburg ...

Two Crown Heights residents were injured in an apartment building fire on Sunday night, one of three blazes in the area ...

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The Inwood Hill Park fire is the latest in an unusually high number of fires in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid dry conditions and gusty winds.

In 2023, News 12 reported that Brian Ritter owned the building and ranked the second-worst landlord on the Public Advocate's ...

A 69-year-old American man died when his home was destroyed by fire. According to The New York Post, an e-scooter in the Brooklyn apartment caught fire due to a faulty lithium-ion battery.

The smell of acrid smoke spread throughout New York City on Saturday and persisted into the evening, after brush fires broke ...