Lithium-Ion Batteries Cause Three-Alarm Fire in Kingsbridge Heights

By DAVID GREENE

A day after a 3-alarm fire gutted a deli in Kingsbridge Heights, fire officials determined that the blaze was caused by lithium-ion batteries.

Norwood: Fire in Hull Avenue Apartment Building Results in One Minor Injury

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire which broke out in a residential building at 3060 Hull Avenue, located between East 204th Street and East Mosholu Parkway in Norwood, resulted in one injury FDNY officials said.

Kingsbridge: Christmas Day Residential Fire Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A residential fire which broke out in Kingsbridge on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 12-year-old boy, Steven, saved his one-year-old baby sibling from a burning home that raged for over an hour on Nov. 20 in Bedford Park, aided by his 15-year-old best friend, Joshua, who lives next door, while firefighters responded to the blaze, the second of two residential fires, one fatal, to occur the same evening within the boundaries of Bronx Community District 7.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Early Morning Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Several Small Businesses

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A five-alarm fire ripped through several small businesses on W 231st Street in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, almost two month to the day after a separate commercial fire destroyed a row of small businesses in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 10, as reported.

UPDATE Morris Heights: Neighbors Describe Partial Collapse of Residential Building, Open Violations with DOB at Site

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighbors of the Morris Heights residential building that partially collapsed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, have described what they heard and saw, as emergency services continue to search for survivors.

UPDATE Morris Heights: Building Partially Collapses in Broad Daylight

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY responded to a major emergency at a 6-story, residential building located just south of University Heights in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, after the corner of the building partially collapsed on Monday afternoon, Dec. 11.

UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!

UPDATE Norwood: Car Explodes in Flames, Two Male Occupants Escape Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An occupied car being driven along Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood spontaneously caught fire on Saturday afternoon and later exploded into a gulf of flames on East 206th Street.

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Lithium-Ion Batteries Cause Three-Alarm Fire in Kingsbridge Heights

Norwood: Fire in Hull Avenue Apartment Building Results in One Minor Injury

Kingsbridge: Christmas Day Residential Fire Results in No Injuries

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Early Morning Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Several Small Businesses

UPDATE Morris Heights: Neighbors Describe Partial Collapse of Residential Building, Open Violations with DOB at Site

UPDATE Morris Heights: Building Partially Collapses in Broad Daylight

UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Mayoral Control Hearings, Missing People, Coyote Awareness & More!

UPDATE Norwood: Car Explodes in Flames, Two Male Occupants Escape Fire