A fire on the basement and first floors at around 174 Atlantic Ave forced a shutdown of the street between Court and Clinton. According to the FDNY, the fire is now extinguished and there were no fatalities.
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FDNY Responds to Fire at 31 Willow Street
A little before 2pm, the FDNY responded to a smoke condition at 31 Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights. Firefighters identified the source of the smoke on top floor and roof of the building at the southeast corner of Willow and Cranberry Streets. No flames were visible from the street and smoke appeared to be coming […]
Riders Get Smoked at Clark Street Station
This just in from a BHB tipster: This morning around 9:45 or so at the Clark Street subway station, a couple of firemen were standing by the elevators. Various people including myself were asking: “Are the subways running? Is it okay to go down there?” The firemen responded “Yeah, sure” with every query. When we […]
St. George Hotel Fire 16 Years Ago Today
BHB contributor Weegee points out to us that today is the 16th anniversary of St. George Hotel fire. The 18 alarm blaze devastated the building, which in its early days was touted as being “absolutely fire-proof“. FDNY chief Steven DeRosa wrote about the blaze on FDNewYork.com:
FDNY Emergency Drill on Montague This Evening
From NotifyNYC: FDNY in conjunction with the New York City Transit Authority will be conducting a full scale emergency exercise at the Montague Street Subway Station [sic: presumably this means the Borough Hall/Court Street station] located at Court and Montague Streets in Brooklyn between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM tonight. During this time, Montague Street […]
Save Engine 205 Rally Featuring FDNY, Local Pols and Steve Buscemi
Blaming a still-sluggish economy, Mayor Bloomberg has now set his cost-cutting sights on the FDNY. Last week he published a list of 20 “endangered” firehouses, eight of which are in Brooklyn, including our own Engine 205; Engine 205 was the first engine company from Brooklyn that reached Ground Zero on 9/11, and sadly lost eight […]
Actor Steve Buscemi Attends Save Engine 205 Rally in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn native/actor Steve Buscemi attended today’s Save Engine 205 rally on Middagh Street. The company is one of many FDNY units on Mayor Bloomberg’s budget hitlist. Heather Quinlan was on the scene and we’ll be posting a full video report later.
Holezapoppin’ – Joralemon Street Manhole Fire Redux
FDNY is operating near Joralemon St. & Columbia Place now where several ConEd manholes have blown their top. This is a replay of the events of January 18, 2010, in which several manholes exploded reportedly as a result of work being done on Willow Place by National Grid contractors. Update: BHB reader “Tarek” sends us […]
Montague Wine and Liquors Re-Opening Soon
God bless Montague Liquors, which suffered a devastating fire Thursday morning. Within 12 hours, as I walked home from din-din that night, the retailer, alongside the dry cleaner that was decimated by flames, was boarded up, the plywood painted white and a sweet, neighborly sign posted upfront. Optimistic, I’d say, but a peak inside Friday […]
Small Fire at Plymouth Church
A small electrical fire broke out this morning in the Plymouth Church house building. BHB contributor Karl Junkersfeld reports that FDNY was on the scene and that the situation is under control.
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