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A car fire which broke out in a parking lot on Rochambeau Avenue in Norwood close to Montefiore Medical Center’s Moses campus on Thursday, Feb. 13, resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said.
An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call at 7.15 a.m. on Thursday morning for a report of a car fire in a parking lot at 120 East 210th Street between Steuben Avenue and Rochambeau Avenue.
The spokesperson said 12 units, comprising 60 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene and the fire was brought under control at 8.02 a.m. with no reported injuries. FDNY fire marshals are investigating the cause.
Later that night, according to one social media post which included a video, firefighters were seen responding to another incident in which a car parked on a street became engulfed in flames at 8402 4th Avenue in Bayridge, Brooklyn.
Back in The Bronx, as reported, a car with two male occupants exploded into flames on East 206th Street by Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood on Dec. 9, 2023, when, miraculously, nobody was hurt.
More recently, in December 2024, as reported, a minivan combusted on a Fordham Manor street, damaging two other parked vehicles.
Earlier this week, as reported, two people were killed in a Buddhist Temple fire on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Fordham Heights. FDNY officials said a parked vehicle blocked access to a fire hydrant, hindering their response.
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Late last month, there were no injuries reported following a residential fire at 3065 Grand Concourse between East 203rd Street and East 204th Street in Bedford Park on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, and one pet was the only casualty following a separate residential fire at 2587 Bainbridge Avenue in Fordham Manor on Friday, Jan. 31.
There were also no reported injuries following a track fire at Woodlawn Subway Station on the Norwood/Woodlawn border on Jan. 29.
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.”
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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 [email protected] or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.