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Surprise Crane Inspections by DOB

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In New York City, high winds are not uncommon. Across the area, construction crews are required to ensure that huge cranes are secured properly. The Department of buildings was making surprise inspections last week to see if construction companies were in compliance with these regulations. They went to a construction site in Brooklyn where a site had to be shut down because of a glitch on a device that measured wind speed on the crane. DOB inspector Michael Linton said, “(The device) must be operational before they resume activity.” In 2016, a crane came crashing down on a windy morning and killed a passerby....

10 April

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Firefighters Save Five People from Queens Fire

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Firefighters face difficult conditions while fighting a fire in Queens. A fire started inside a Queens home on Sunday morning. The blaze trapped a grandmother and her granddaughter. The only way they could get out was through a small window located in the attic. The FDNY responded to the fire. Two firefighters pulled the woman to safety through the tiny window. The stairs in the house were blocked by flames and smoke. The woman acknowledges that she would have died if the firefighters hadn’t saved her, and she said that they also saved the life of her granddaughter. The granddaughter was seen being taken to...

10 April

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Update: One dead and four NYC Firefighters Hurt in Trump Tower Fire

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This story is an update on a story we reported on earlier this week. This last weekend firefighters responded to a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan. The president tweeted about the fire and commended the firefighters who were at the scene. Firefighters responded Saturday evening to the fire that claimed the death of one man. The victim was Todd Brassner, a 67-year-old, who lived in the apartment. He was taken to a hospital where he died a short time later. The investigation is still going on. We have also learned that four firefighters were injured while fighting the fire which was blazing on...

10 April

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Update: NY Bus Crash was an ‘Avoidable Accident’

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This story is an update on a story we reported on earlier this week. On April 8, a bus that was transporting high school students crashed into an overpass. The bus was taking 38 students and 5 chaperones from JFK airport. The bus crashed into an overpass between exits 18 and 19 on the Southern State Parkway outside of Lakeview on Sunday night. All of the people on board were taken to a hospital, and two people were seriously injured. All of the people on board are expected to survive. Investigators are working to figure out who was at fault. Senator Schumer has said...

10 April

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Firefighters Pull a Body from a Burning Bronx Home, Cops Believe Fire was Suspicious

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Fire officials have pulled a body that was inside a Bronx home that was on fire. This happened on Monday. Fire police have said they think the fire is suspicious. Firefighters rushed to the home that was located on Freeman Street in Morrisania. They found that flames had completely engulfed the first floor of this three-story house. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Russell Henry. Firefighters said they rushed to the Freeman Street home at 11:30 at night. The victim was dead on arrival, and no other injuries in the fire have been reported. It is still unclear what started the fire. Have you...

09 April

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Update: Bus Driver Using Noncommercial GPS When Crash Happened

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This update is on a story reported on earlier about a bus crash. The crash led to injury to high school students who were on the bus returning from a spring break trip to Europe. The bus was carrying thirty-eight students and five chaperones; many of the students were from Huntington High School. The bus crashed into a Southern State Parkway overpass on Sunday night. At least two people were seriously injured, and many more sustained minor to moderate injuries, according to State Police. Police have also reported that the driver of the bus was using a “noncommercial vehicle GPS device” when...

09 April

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Update: Officials Think Trump Tower Fire Might Have Been an Accident

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Fire officials have been trying to determine what caused the fatal fire that happened at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. FDNY fire marshals have been looking through evidence. They are gathering the evidence from a Trump Tower apartment, and they do not think the fire was started intentionally. Investigators are focusing on the 50th-floor apartment where Todd Brassner lived. Brassner, a 67-year-old art dealer, died in the fire that happened on Saturday night. The apartment became engulfed in flames at around 5:30 in the evening. It has also been reported that the apartment did not have sprinklers and that this fact contributed to the...

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1 Killed, 4 Injured in Fire at Trump Tower

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One person has died and four other people have been injured after a fire that happened at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Saturday evening. This information comes from the New York City Fire Department. The person who passed away was a resident of the building and lived on the 50th floor. They were taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to department spokeswoman Angelic Conroy. Firefighters arrived at the scene at around 5:30 in the evening, and the casualty was reported about three hours after this. At about 8:30 p.m., firefighters announced that they had the fire under control. As more information on...

09 April

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Helicopter Pilots Were Warned of Safety Problems Months Before Fatal Crash

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Another update on the East River helicopter crash has become available. This update occurred on April 7, 2018. This tragic accident led to the death of five passengers aboard a sightseeing helicopter in NYC. The only survivor of the crash was the pilot, but all other people on board died after the helicopter crashed into the East River. According to sources, for months before the incident, pilots for the company that operated the flight had been warning their bosses about hazardous conditions. These hazardous conditions included equipment that would make escape difficult. The pilots had requested better safety gear. One pilot even made...

09 April

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High School Bus Crash Seriously Injures 6

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This story is very recent, and if more information becomes available, we will keep you updated. A New York high school bus crash has caused injury to six students who were returning from spring break. A charter bus was carrying teenagers returning from a trip when the bus hit a bridge overpass on Long Island. The incident led to injury for six passengers. The entire length of the top of the bus was mangled after hitting into the overpass. According to police, the incident happened at around 9 at night on Sunday on the Southern State Parkway in Lakeview. Thirty-seven other passengers also...