Image courtesy of the Citizens’ App
There were no injuries reported following a fire at the Fordham Road GAP Store on Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, according to the FDNY.
Fire department officials said they received a call at 6.47 p.m. on Wednesday evening for a report of a fire at store at 271 East Fordham Road at Tiebout Avenue and Valentine Avenue.
They said the fire was on the exterior of the store, located at a 2-story commercial property (110 x 90) and that 12 units, comprising 60 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene.
They said there were no injuries reported, the fire was brought under control at 7.25 p.m., and fire marshals are investigating the cause.
As reported, on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 24, a man was stabbed in the leg a few doors down from the site of the fire outside Chick-Fil-A restaurant on the corner of the Grand Concourse and East Fordham Road.
Meanwhile, one person was injured in a University Heights fire at at 2545 Sedgwick Avenue on Nov. 5. There were no injuries reported after a fire at 2108 Harrison Avenue also in University Heights on Nov. 21, nor were there any injuries reported after a separate fire on Nov. 18 at 2395 Grand Concourse.
One person died and three were injured in a fire at 2264 Beaumont Avenue in Belmont on Oct. 24, and there was one minor injury reported following a separate Belmont fire at 416 East 187th Street on Oct. 23.
Click here to read FDNY’s fire safety tips. “During a fire, always close the door behind you!” fire officials say. “It helps contain smoke and flames, giving you precious time to escape. Your quick action can make the difference.”
As reported, a brush fire broke out in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Saturday night, Nov. 16. As also reported, other brush fires have also broken out across The Bronx and City in recent weeks, amid a drought watch.
Following the recent brush fires, including one in Highbridge, several in Van Cortlandt Park, and two in Van Nest, which appear to have stemmed from a brush fire, as well as wildfires in New Jersey, other parts of the City, and in Upstate New York, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took additional measures on Nov. 9 to mitigate the increased risk of such fires amid the historic streak of dry weather in New York City and in the counties upstate that host New York City’s water reservoirs.
As reported, effective Saturday, Nov. 9, Adams said grilling / barbeques were banned in New York City parks while the City remains under drought watch, while smoking and other sources of open flame remain illegal throughout the parks system.
For some related fire coverage, click here, here, here, and here.
admin
Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.
English
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese (Simplified)
French
Spanish