A five-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building in Elmhurt last night. According to the Daily News, fire "raged for three hours" and displaced 100 families. A resident says the fire was started by a space heater—and the FDNY says the aftereffects of the blizzard delayed their response. more ›

Around 12:30 a.m., a fire broke out between two restaurants in East 39th Street near Third Avenue, and over 200 firefighters responded to put it out. The restaurants share a building and, according to WABC 7, "Soon, heavy flames were shooting through the roof of Byblos, a popular Lebanese restaurant that was still open." FDNY Chief Richard Tobin told WPIX, " The one building has two restaurants in it that are back-to-back. A kitchen runs through its center." more ›

The Fire Department is still working to put out the five-alarm fire at a Bushwick warehouse that began on Thursday night. One resident said, "I came out and saw it [Thursday] night around 8 p.m., and it was pretty bad. I went to bed, and came out again this morning and - wow, they're still fighting it!" The warehouse, located on Evergreen between Chauncey and Pilling, was home to a kitchen cabinet-making company. FDNY Deputy Chief Patrick Clifford told NY1, "Part of the building is collapsed. It's still very deep-seated, fires burning throughout. It's a very difficult, stubborn fire at this time." Two firefighters were injured (hundreds have been on the scene) and fire officials are investigating the cause. more ›

Just after 6:15 p.m. last night, a fire broke out in a Bushwick warehouse, at Evergreen and Pilling. The smoke was so intense near the Wilson subway station that it suspended L train service between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Broadway Junction—regular L service resumed at 5:15 a.m., but trains are bypassing the Bushwick Ave - Aberdeen St station in both directions at this time, so expect some delays. The fire is still burning this morning; according to MyFoxNY, the "two-story cabinet warehouse loaded with wood and cardboard. Fire officials say the cabinent-making materials were making it difficult to fight the fire." more ›

Yesterday a five-alarm blaze that damaged a strip of stores in the Norwood section of the Bronx has residents and business owners—not to mention fire department officials— suspicious. The fire, on East 204th Street near Bainbridge Avenue, is the second in two months for the neighborhood—a five-alarm fire on Bainbridge near East 204th Street also destroyed businesses. One resident told WABC 7, "The first time it was the bakery and now again, it doesn't make sense." more ›

Owners of 14 businesses destroyed by a five-alarm fire on Saturday may get a hand from the city—the city's Department of Small Business Services emergency response unit has been meeting with them, according to the Daily News. The agency said, "Our team is helping these businesses obtain copies of permits/licenses consumed by the fire, expedite [Fire Department] reports required for insurance claims as well as connecting them to other N.Y.C. Business Solutions services." more ›

Yesterday's five-alarm fire has devastated the owners of 14 businesses along Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx. Mahmoud Zaghari, whose brother's convenience store was ruined, told WCBS 2, "All our money was in this store, all our investment was in this store, and in two, three hours, nothing - that's it." more ›

Last night around 10 p.m., a fire broke out in a row of stores in East Tremont and grew to be a huge five-alarm blaze. More than 200 firefighters worked to put it out by 1 a.m. No civilians were hurt, but a few firefighters were injured. It's unclear what caused the fire. more ›

Yesterday's fire at Lydig Avenue and White Plains Road in the Bronx ended up being a five-alarm blaze that tore through twelve businesses. Over 200 firefighters from 44 units were on the scene to fight the fire, which started around 8AM; the fifth alarm was called before 10AM, and the fire was under control by 11:39AM. more ›