Yesterday afternoon, a tree fell into some power lines on 111th Street in the Richmond Hills section of Queens, which then started a fire at a house. It's believe the fire heated up power lines, causing a fire at the church across the street, the People Life Christian Fellowship church. A three-alarm fire broke out at the church, which had to be evacuated because firefighters were worried about a possible collapse. FDNY Deputy Chief told NY1, "Fires in churches are very difficult to fight due to the large amount of concealed spaces. So it got too dangerous to continue with the interior operation we pulled the fire units out and went to an exterior operation." Fire officials suspect the high winds caused the maple's branch to break. more ›

Some morning subway commute madness: A downed power line has caused problems with the 4 and 5 subway lines. According to initial reports, a subway entering the Wall Street station hit a low hanging power line. The wires sparked and fell next to the train car. The train's passengers need to be evacuated, but power needs to be cut off first. Additionally, when the wire fell, smoke filled the station, which was also evacuated. Here's the MTA's alert: "Due to hanging cables at the Wall Street Station, there is no 4 and 5 train service between the Nevins Street Station and the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Station in both directions. Please expect delays in 4 and 5 train service at this time." more ›