Thick plumes of smoke were spotted bursting out of the roof of a historic 12-story building in Soho early Wednesday afternoon ...
As the flames crept closer, the staff of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, just off Harlem River Drive in Washington Heights, began ...
The body of an unidentified male was found inside the charred home, which the Southold police chief described as a "complete and total loss." ...
Buffalo fire officials said the fire started in an apartment on the seventh floor and spread to the roof. Smoke could be seen ...
"There aren't fire hydrants in the middle of a forest, so we had a draft from the Harlem River," Tucker said. “These are very treacherous conditions for our firefighters." New York City's fire ...
New York City has been placed under a drought warning ... and Adams previously banned city-dwellers from grilling in parks. Fire department officials said last week the ongoing drought has ...
Map shows fire danger levels across New York state on Nov. 12. (New York Department of Environmental Conservation) A high fire danger designation means fires can spark easily and spread rapidly ...
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The biggest wildfire in the Northeast remains the Jennings Creek Fire, burning on the border of New York's Orange County and New Jersey's Passaic County. The fire, which has burned more than 5,000 ...