Morning Fire Displaces Two Families
A fire in the top floor of a five story apartment building took 45 minutes to get under control and destroyed the apartments of two families. A fundraiser has been launched.
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Mother and 3 Children Killed in Brooklyn Blaze, Others Injured
A fast moving fire has tragically claimed the lives of a mother and her three children, while injuring a number of others in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Chesed Shel Emes is on scene and assisting in preserving kovod hames.
Fire on 14th Floor of Ebbets Field Apartments Injures 2
Two people were injured after a fire broke out on the 14th floor of the landmark Crown Heights high-rise apartment complex known as the Ebbets Field Apartments early Tuesday morning.
Jewish Couple Perishes in Late Night Blaze
A man and his wife perished in a late night blaze in Boro Park last night, and their 17 year old daughter suffered minor injuries in a fast moving fire that tore through their house in the middle of the night.
One Dead in Kingston Ave. Building Blaze
A fast moving fire quickly engulfed the second and third floors of a large apartment building on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. One person was killed in the blaze and four others were injured. Update: Victim identified.
Raging Fires in Tzfas Leave Families Homeless
Families were left homeless on Sunday in Tzfat, Israel, as raging brush fires fueled by sweltering midsummer temperatures and high winds swept through a neighborhood on the northern edge of the historic spiritual center in Israel’s Galilee. Residents were also treated for smoke inhalation during the day.
Police Investigate ‘Art Bus’ Fire as Arson, Hate Crime
A mini school bus, which has been converted into a rolling art project by a Jewish artist, was torched over the weekend and police are now investigating the incident as possibly being motivated by hate.
Trash Set Ablaze, Fire Marshals Investigating
Unknown vandals brazenly set the trash in front of a Jewish apartment building ablaze on Monday afternoon.
Fire Breaks Out in Large Apartment Building
A fire broke out on the fifth and sixth floors of a large apartment building on Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights.
Fire Rips Through Chabad-Run Shul in Sea-Gate
The Jewish community of Sea-Gate, located on the Southwestern edge of Brooklyn, is in shock after a fire ripped through a century-old synagogue, led for the past 25 years by Chabad Shluchim to Sea-Gate Rabbi Chaim and Rivkah Brikman.
Bus Set Ablaze Outside Public School
A yellow school bus was torched late Sunday night outside a public school in Crown Heights.
Fire Breaks Out at Crowded Pizzeria
A popular Crown Heights Pizzeria filled with customers sitting down for a post-Shabbos bite to eat was suddenly engulfed in smoke after a fire broke out in the kitchen.
Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building
A fire tore through a 4th floor apartment in a building on Carroll Street in Crown Heights. One firefighter was injured battling the blaze.
Fire Forces Evacuation of Oholei Torah Mesivta
A fire broke out Friday morning in the basement of building which houses Oholei Torah Mesivta and forced the evacuation of the entire building, interrupting morning studies and prayers.
Photos: Reb Yoel Farbrengs in Boro Park
Reb Yoel Kahan, the Rebbe’s head Chozer, led a Simchas Beis Hashoeva Farbrengen last night in Boro Park, which was hosted by Heichal Menachem and attended by dozens of locals.
Fire Injures Worker at Mobile Gas Station
A fire broke out at the Mobile gas station on the corner of Empire Blvd. and New York Ave. in Crown Heights, injuring one of the workers employed there.
Surveillance Camera Captures Bus Arson
CrownHeights.info has obtained surveillance footage that clearly captured the arson incident which occurred in front of Beis Rivkah Sunday evening, in which a school bus was set ablaze by a group of children.
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