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  1. crimes and misdemeanors
    Teen Who Started Fire That Killed NYPD Officer Charged With MurderMarcell Dockery also faces charges of assault, reckless endangerment, and arson.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. fires
    Two NYPD Officers Injured in Williamsburg FireLess than a week after the same thing happened on Coney Island. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  3. accidents
    Two NYPD Officers Critically Injured While Responding to a Fire They got stuck in a smoky elevator.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  4. neighborhood news
    Firefighters Spent All Night Battling Greenpoint BlazeThe four-alarm fire lasted from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  5. crimes and misdemeanors
    Angry Boyfriend Sets Fire to Brooklyn Apartment Full of Sleeping ChildrenThey all survived.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  6. scary things
    Two East Harlem Buildings Collapse After Explosion and Fire [Updated]Two people were killed.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. Dark Night of the Knish
    NYC’s Square-Knish Shortage Ends MondayGabila’s may turn out a quarter-million bad boys next week.
  8. One Person Dies After Three-Alarm High-Rise Fire [Updated]A smoke-filled stairwell was blamed.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  9. awful things
    Chemistry Experiment Fireball Injures Upper West Side High School Students Every teacher’s nightmare.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. rikers island
    Rikers Mattress Fire Sends Fourteen Staffers to HospitalAll for smoke inhalation.
    By Adam Martin
  11. Make a Knish
    Knish Shortage Has Stopgap SolutionMake your own.
    By Hugh Merwin
  12. sad things
    Bronx Apartment Fire Kills Three Young Children [Updated]The Friday night blaze is preliminarily being blamed on candles.
    By Delia Paunescu
  13. Coney Island Squares
    Factory Fire Threatens New York City’s Precious Square Knish SupplyJust hold on.
    By Hugh Merwin
  14. crimes and misdemeanors
    Fire at Staten Island Catholic School Investigated As Possible Hate CrimeA nun had to jump out of a window.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. crimes and misdemeanors
    Really Terrible Hotel Security Guard Arrested for Starting Fires So he would have less work to do.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. sad things
    Jersey Shore Boardwalk Fire Probably Caused by Hurricane SandyIt was an electrical wiring problem.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Bodies Found in Burned-Out Bronx BuildingA demolition crew made the grisly discovery.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. sad things
    Christie Pledges $15 Million in Aid for Boardwalk Businesses Meanwhile, the investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  19. sad things
    ‘Suspicious’ New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Under InvestigationPolice are asking for photos and videos as they piece together what may have started the six-alarm blaze.
    By Delia Paunescu
  20. sad things
    New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Devastated Area for a Second Time“I feel like I want to throw up,” said Chris Christie.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. ash-stained wretches
    Feds Don’t Know What Caused the Rim Fire, But Rule Out Pot GrowA local fire chief started the rumor.
    By Adam Martin
  22. Workers Missing, Injured in Florida Propane Plant Explosion [Updated]Unknown injuries in a big explosion.
    By Adam Martin
  23. disasters
    Nineteen Firefighters Killed in Arizona WildfireOne of the deadliest in U.S. history.
    By Adam Martin
  24. Closings
    Lillie’s Q Destroyed in Fire Last Night [Updated]Popular BBQ spot destroyed in fire.
    By Michael Gebert
  25. sad things
    Brooklyn House Fire Kills 8-Year-Old Boy During SnowstormThe city’s only casualty.
    By Andre Tartar
  26. crimes and misdemeanors
    Alleged Nolita Arsonist Probably Should Have Remained SilentHe told detectives he “really didn’t care either way.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. terrible things
    Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills Seven, Only Exit Might Have Been Locked“We all ran for the stairs, but the exit was locked.”
    By Hilary Moss
  28. awful things
    Hundreds Killed in Brazilian Nightclub Fire [Updated]Indoor pyrotechnics seem to be to blame.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. crimes and misdemeanors
    Alleged NoLita Firebug Not Feeling Very ChattyAt his arraignment his lawyer says he’s not talking.
    By Adam Martin
  30. the most important people in the world
    Heather Graham’s Apartment Caught on FireShe’s okay!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. crimes and misdemeanors
    Nolita Arsonist Charged With MurderThe five-alarm fire Wei Chu Hu started Wednesday night left one woman dead.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. arson
    Man Starts Fatal Five-Alarm Fire in Soho Apartment After Fight With WifeAuthorities say he tried to stop first responders from putting out the fire.
    By Adam Martin and Margaret Hartmann
  33. sad news
    Three Alarm Bronx Fire Leaves Three DeadTwo firemen were also injured.
    By Delia Paunescu
  34. crimes and misdemeanors
    Arson Suspected in Brooklyn Church FireThe blaze at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew started early Sunday morning.
    By Andre Tartar
  35. hurricane sandy
    30 Injured in Fire at Highrise Damaged by Hurricane SandyUtility crews sparked an electrical blaze.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. awful things
    Police Question Father of Baby Killed in Bronx Fire The mother, who was stabbed to death, had a restraining order against him. 
    By Andre Tartar
  37. things that are awful
    Mother and Child Killed in Bronx Apartment FirePolice say someone set the blaze to cover up mother’s murder.
    By Adam Martin
  38. Blazes
    2 Bros. Pizza and Little Tokyo Damaged in St. Marks Place FireAn apartment above the restaurants caught fire Saturday night.
    By Jenny Miller
  39. Blazes
    Van Towing Gyro Cart Catches Fire in FiDiSome unexpected flames for a Gyro King cart.
    By Jenny Miller
  40. Fires
    GaGa Kitchen Fire Causes $300,000 in DamagesMore than 20 people who lived above the restaurant are now homeless.
    By Kara Baskin
  41. Fires
    Chinatown’s GaGa Goes Up in FlamesA two-alarm blaze displaces residents, but nobody was hurt.
    By Kara Baskin
  42. Fires
    Chef Anthony Caturano Speaks Out About Prezza BlazeThe restaurant will reopen around Labor Day.
    By Kara Baskin
  43. fires
    The South Street Seaport Was Briefly on Fire TodayThe culprit: a vending machine.
    By Andre Tartar
  44. neighborhood news
    A Car Blew Up and Set a Building on Fire in Midtown TodayThere is video. 
  45. one world trade center
    There Was a Small Fire at One World Trade CenterBut they put it out really quickly.
    By Andre Tartar
  46. four-alarm blazes
    Nine Firefighters Injured in Four-Alarm Bronx Fire Winds kept the blaze going for over two hours.
    By Andre Tartar
  47. neighborhood news
    Central Park Not Spared in Brush Fire OutbreakEven Manhattan’s not safe.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. new jersey
    Meadowlands Around MetLife Stadium in FlamesFirst Staten Island, now New Jersey.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. Fires
    Is Olives Ready for Its Close-Up?Supposedly, Todd English’s restaurant gets a final inspection today.
    By Kara Baskin
  50. crimes and misdemeanors
    Woman Who Started Trash-Can Fires Not a WomanPolice arrested an angry man today.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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