UPDATE Medical Incident Reported During Prayer Service of 17 Bronx Fire Victims

By SÍLE MOLONEY &. DAVID GREENE

Norwood News has received eye witness reports that around 3 people required medical assistance, possibly due to frostbite or heat or stress-related illness, during the funeral and prayer service held on Sunday morning, Jan. 16, for the 17 victims, including 8 children, of last Sunday’s tragic fire in Fordham Heights, as reported. Eye-witnesses told Norwood News during the service, which began at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, at the Islamic Cultural Center, located at 371 East 166th Street in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, that around 3 people attended to by EMTs and reportedly treated in an ambulance,

By SILE MOLONEY

The FDNY confirmed no injuries were reported following a call received of a gas odor in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx. An FDNY official said the department responded to a caller who reported a gas odor on Jan. 13, at 11.46 a.m. at 1800 Cedar Avenue, where they found no injuries. The FDNY official said the department requested a utility company to follow-up. Norwood News has contacted Con Ed to check if they responded to the incident and will update this story upon receipt of feedback. Con Ed later confirmed that, according to their records, the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY confirmed there were no injuries arising from an incident reported on Jan. 13, at Omar Gourmet Deli Corp in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, located at 1800 Cedar Avenue. The alarm was raised at 11.46 a.m., following reports of a gas odor. Firefighters responded to the incident and requested a [gas] utility company response to the scene. Norwood News has followed up with the gas company for more information and will update this story accordingly.

Throggs Neck: One Hospitalized following Motor Vehicle Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY confirmed, on Thursday, a report of an overturned vehicle in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx. They said they received a call regarding a motor vehicle accident at 13.39 p.m. on Jan. 13, at Harding Avenue and Revere Avenue in the Bronx. Citizen’s App users had earlier posted that one person was seen trapped inside a vehicle. FDNY confirmed to Norwood News that they responded to the scene and that one person was brought to the Albert Einstein Hospital (Jack D. Weiler Hospital) in the Bronx. Another motor vehicle accident was reported later on Thursday

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the Senate floor on Monday, Jan. 10, regarding the devastating fire that broke out at the Twin Parks North West housing complex, located at 333 E 181st Street in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 9. As reported, seventeen people lost their lives in the tragedy, including eight children, despite the reported valiant efforts by 200 firefighters at the scene. According to the NYPD, at approximately 10.55 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding the incident. Upon arrival, officers encountered FDNY personnel attempting to suppress a large

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

At least nine adults and eight children have died in a residential fire on the third floor of 333, E. 181st Street in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9, according to a report from the AP which was later confirmed by the FDNY. Multiple other victims have been brought to various City hospitals in what has been described as one of the deadliest fires in the history of the City. Bronx 2-Alarm Box 3162, 333 E 181 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING A, FL 3 — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) January 9, 2022 According to the FDNY,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 20-year-old male passenger has died, and a 19-year-old male driver remains in hospital, following a motor vehicle collision in Hunts Point, police said. On Saturday, Jan. 8, at approximately 5.18 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Manida Street and Oak Point Avenue in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, located in the 41st precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed the 19-year-old driver, conscious and alert with injuries to the face and neck, and the 20-year-old male passenger, unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma about the body. EMS

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that a 56-year-old man has died following a car accident in Norwood. On Sunday, Jan. 2, at approximately 1.22 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck by an FDNY ambulance at the intersection of Dekalb Avenue and E. Gun Hill Road in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 56-year-old man lying on the roadway. The victim was transported via EMS to North Central Bronx hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The vehicle remained at the scene. Police said no criminality is suspected at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The FDNY confirmed there were no injuries reported following a fire which broke out on Dec. 26, 2021, at 2720 Grand Concourse in The Bronx. The alarm was raised at 6.58 p.m. when all hands were requested to respond to the fire which originated on the 2nd floor of a 6-story, multiple dwelling. More than 60 fire fighters responded to the incident and FDNY said a hazmat response was also required for lithium-ion batteries (a type of rechargeable battery) in the apartment. Hazmat stands for “hazardous materials,” and the job of the hazmat team is to respond to any