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Taxi Goes Up in Flames

A car service Lincoln Town Car went up in flames yesterday, the incident took place on East New York at around 3:00pm, eye witnesses said flames started coming out from under the hood and an explosion engulfed the entire car in flames.

Rubbish Fire in a Basement

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A fire broke out this afternoon in a basement of two adjoining stores on Utica Avenue and President Street. The fire started in the storage area and was not deemed suspicious; firefighters had the blaze out in less than 15 minutes.

Fire Destroys Bakery, Upstairs Apartments in Postville

Des Moines Register

Photos by Laurel and Dean Ohloff

POSTVILLE, IA — A large fire in the eastern Iowa town of Postville devoured a downtown bakery today and displaced at least 13 people who lived in upstairs apartments, an eyewitness said.

More Manhole Fires in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another set of manholes exploded this afternoon, this time on Kingston Avenue and President Street. With the hotter summer days the demand for more air conditioning seems to be taxing on the ConEdison electricity grid, causing numerous failures around the city.

Car Burst into Flames on Eastern Pkwy

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Later afternoon Friday a car driving on Troy Ave and Easern Pkwy burst into flames. The incident happened as the vehicle, driven by a Black male was coming up onto the intersection of Eastern Pkwy from Troy Ave. He saw smoke coming out of his hood, and quickly pulled over and called 911.

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Squatters Start Fire to Keep Warm in Eastern Pkwy Home

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Flames lit up the night and smoke billowed out of the boarded up windows of a vacant home one Eastern Parkway. The fire broke out at around 3:30am inside of 1154 Eastern Parkway which is three family home off the corner of Utica Avenue, and there were reports of people trapped on the second floor.

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Chabad Mikvah in London Goes up in Flames

LONDON, England [CHI] – The Lubavitch Mikvah in London, under the directorship of Rabbi Levi Sudak, went up in flames this afternoon, after a fire broke out due to an electrical short. The fire is reported to have done extensive damage to the facility along with the Chabad Houses storage shed.

More pictures in the Extended Article. (col.org.il)