Fire destroys Adams home; one firefighter transported

VIDEO: An Adams home is considered a total loss after an early morning fire in the village Saturday. The 2AM call was to 9 West Church Street. Crews quickly arrived with flames and smoke showing. According to departments on scene, it appears the fire began at the back of the house and worked its way up to the roof. “Actually reaching up there and grabbing this stuff and ripping it off, and they would pull these big hunks of metal off and then we’d have to get out of the way because we had to get in there with hose lines, it was just a long long drawn out stubborn task,” said Bob Simpson, Adams Fire Department Treasurer. The people living in the two story home got out safely and are being assisted by the American Red Cross. They say there were four people including a 7-year-old in the home.
WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

Off-duty FDNY lieutenant rescues person trapped in fiery car crash in Brooklyn

VIDEO: One of New York's Bravest pulled off a heroic rescue during a fiery car crash in Brooklyn early Saturday. Just after 3 a.m., officials received a call about a motor-vehicle collision involving a person trapped in a burning car. Citizen App video shows the heavy flames and smoke from the car along the Belt Parkway. Fire officials say off-duty FDNY Lt. Rich Cannon was driving by when he saw the trouble and jumped into action. Authorities say Cannon pulled over his vehicle, got out and removed the person from their car before it fully went up in flames. First responders transported the victim to a hospital.
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Fire breaks out at old hospital turned apartment building in Brooklyn

VIDEO: A fire broke out Saturday at an old hospital in Brooklyn that is now an apartment building. Flames started at the building on Prospect Place in Crown Heights, once known as 'Jewish Hospital' around 5:30 p.m. The FDNY says the flames erupted on the roof and spread to one apartment. One person was injured. It took about 40 minutes to get flames under control. There is no word on how the fire started.
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Dog Trapped Under Shed Rescued By Cutchogue Firefighters

A scared pup trapped under a shed was saved by caring Cutchogue firefighters Saturday. According to officials, the incident took place at 5:30 p.m. on Fisherman's Beach Road on Nassau Point — sand was caving in when the dog tried to get out. Cutchogue Fire Department Capt. Joe Hinton, as well as the Southold Police Department, rescued the dog before any fire apparatus arrived.
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Large fire at 2-story Brooklyn building leaves home destroyed

VIDEO: A two-story home in Bensonhurst is now completely destroyed after firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire Thursday afternoon. According to the FDNY, the call for the fire came in just after 2 p.m. at 314 Avenue P in Brooklyn between West 2nd and 3rd streets. Now, the common question from neighbors is how the fire started. "Nobody knows what's going on and I'm really scared," said local resident Natalia. Natalia has been living next door for less than a year and she said there's been strange activity since she moved in. "There was police like every other night doing something... something has been going on with this house, definitely," said Natalia. The cause of this fire seems to be the question for many people living in this neighborhood.
News 12 Brooklyn

Firefighters find man dead inside garage after fire in Queens

VIDEO: A man was found dead in a garage fire in Queens. Firefighters arrived at the blaze on 89th Avenue at around 2 a.m. Thursday. Officials say the 47-year-old man's body was found after crews put out the fire in the detached garage. Authorities say it appeared he may have been working on his car at the time of the fire. It took firefighters about an hour to extinguish the flames. The garage collapsed while firefighters were working to put out flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Homer Fire Chiefs save baby squirrels

PHOTOS: Cortland County has a feel-good story for everyone. The Homer Fire Department was called to something other than a fire, a squirrel rescue! A few baby squirrels had lost their mother and were stuck in a tree. The fire department’s Chiefs, Jay Riley and Jeremy Barber, worked to rescue the babies. “Without hesitation the Chiefs rescued the squirrels and turned them over to an animal rehab expert,” said Robert Pitman, Village of Homer Police Chief.
WSYR-TV ABC 9 Syracuse

House explosion in Niagara Falls damages 3 houses, none injured

VIDEO: Three homes on 20th Street in Niagara Falls were damaged following an explosion and house fire Wednesday night, according to officials from National Fuel. The explosion and fire occurred around 5:30 p.m. at 820 20th St. Adjacent homes located at 824 and 816 20th St. also sustained damage. Video of the explosion obtained by WIVB News 4 shows occupants fleeing the house seconds before the explosion. WIVB News 4 spoke with a woman who lives in the house, who said she smelled gas right before the explosion occurred as she returned home. One person was in the house at the time of the explosion but was not injured. National Fuel said in a statement that the situation has been made safe, later stating Thursday morning that there was “no indication of any malfunctions or leaks” in the residence’s natural gas facilities.
WIVB-TV CBS 4 Buffalo