#basement-fire

#basement-fire

"The landlord did not pay attention to this house whatsoever. We didn't even know we had a landlord."

"What's the consequences if we allow 800 residents to be in a severe fire with no evacuation routes? We're being asked to choose between two really bad options."

I heard the sound of the fire. Like, I heard the sound of the cracking of the house and stuff like that, and then I turned and looked and I seen it. The flames coming out of the side of the house.

Most water claims start in the most ordinary places: under sinks and around toilets. A slow drip from a supply line or a small leak by a toilet can lead to severe water damage across several units.

Firefighters are trying to contain a fire on the roof of a building in downtown Toronto after a possible explosion, with thick black smoke billowing from the site.

"It's very important to understand that we have confirmed there is one person in the residence. It is certainly possible that there are more. Unlikely at this point, with the information that we have, but we have seen this happen," said Const. Tyler Bell-Morena.

The fire escalated throughout the morning, ultimately reaching fifth alarm status by 7:30 a.m. One person was found dead in the apartment where the fire originated.

BERKELEY A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday afternoon in a fire at her duplex near Strawberry Creek Park. Authorities were trying to confirm her identity and notify relatives before releasing her name. The fire erupted about 3:53 p.m. Wednesday at a single-story duplex in the 1300 block of Poe Street. Officials said the first crew of firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke showing from three sides of the structure. Crews were also alerted there was a possible victim inside the house.

The fire began around 7:15 am at a five-story, 43-unit building at 19th and Broadway in Oakland, as KTVU reports. The address appears to be 1770 Broadway, but the fire appears to have been confined to a rear portion of the building on the 19th Street side, above Gai Noi, a Thai restaurant. The ground floor of the building is also home to Dope Era, a clothing store owned by legendary Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B., per NBC Bay Area.

A fire at the Stanley M. Isaacs Houses left three people injured after flames broke out on the eighth floor of one of the NYCHA towers on First Avenue between East 93rd and East 94th Streets, according to the New York City Fire Department. Firefighters said the blaze was brought under control in about 30 minutes and that crews searched the building to ensure no other occupants were trapped.

Firefighters were dispatched to a six-story apartment building on 35th St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria after a fire broke out on the third floor just before 11 p.m. on Thursday. A woman in her 90s and a 61-year-old woman were removed from an apartment and taken to Mount Sinai Queens, where the older woman died. Her name was not immediately disclosed. The younger woman was listed in critical condition at the hospital, officials said. The fire was put out by 11:30 p.m.

The first blaze broke out shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at 301 Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York, where members of the 15th Division arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor and extension to the second. Engine Company 290 and Ladder Company 103 knocked back the flames, and the fire was declared under control at 6:45 p.m.