NYC Fire: Families of Bronx victims sue apartment building owners

Several families of the victims of a deadly fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people including eight children sued the building's owners, famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump announced Tuesday.

Manhattan hotel fire

No one was hurt when a fire broke out in a closed Manhattan hotel on Monday.

Brooklyn Explosion: 2 houses destroyed in Gravesend fire

A vacant building in Gravesend, Brooklyn exploded Friday due to an apparent natural gas leak, destroying two neighboring houses, according to city officials.

Bronx apartment fire injures 10

Ten people, including one firefighter were injured in the fire and seven were hospitalized, but authorities say none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

FDNY Commissioner Nigro to retire in February

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro has served in the top job for nearly eight years. He will step down on Feb. 16.

Bronx Building Explosion: Several homes uninhabitable after collapse, fire

The Bronx building explosion that destroyed a townhouse also damaged four other homes so badly that they aren't safe to live in, city officials said. The explosion and fire killed one person and injured several others.

Bronx building explosion kills one, injures eight

One person was killed and several others were hurt when an apparent gas explosion in the Bronx on Tuesday.

Bronx fire and building collapse
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The FDNY was on the scene of a fire and partial building collapse in the Longwood section of the Bronx.

Firefighter with 9/11 cancer has new hope after bone marrow transplant

Brian Kevan is in the fight of his life. Like many firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Kevan was diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to treatments and a bone marrow transplant, he has renewed hope and is living each day as it comes.

Bronx Fire: Resident captures video of frightening evacuation

Video footage recorded by a resident of the Bronx building where 17 people died in a fire on Sunday shows heavy smoke pouring out of windows. The tenant continued recording the terrifying ordeal during the evacuation of her floor.

Bronx Fire: Families prepare to lay victims to rest

Prayers and the compelling need to bury the dead have filled a Bronx mosque, as a bereaved community prepares to say goodbye to those lost in New York City's most devastating fire in decades. In all, 17 people died, including eight children.

Bronx apartment fire victims identified

The FDNY and NYPD released the identities of the nine adults and eight children who were killed in the Bronx apartment fire. The victims ranged in age from 2 to 50.

Bronx Fire: All 17 victims died from smoke inhalation, Medical Examiner says

All 17 victims of the Bronx apartment fire were killed by smoke inhalation. Several residents remained in critical condition at local hospitals.

Vigil for Bronx apartment fire victims Tuesday as others remain hospitalized

A candlelight vigil was planned Tuesday for the 17 victims of the deadly Bronx apartment fire. Eight children were among the victims including a three-year-old child. More than a dozen people remain in critical condition.

NYC fire: 17 dead in Bronx apartment fire including 8 children

An investigation was underway Tuesday into the deadly apartment fire in the Bronx that killed 17people. This, as some residents were allowed back in to retrieve their belongings.

How you can help the victims of the Bronx deadly apartment fire

The death toll was expected to rise in the horrifying building fire in the Bronx that killed at least 17 people including nine children. More than a dozen people remained in critical condition as doctors raced Monday to try to save their lives.

Bronx Fire: Safety doors in apartment building failed

Investigators are trying to determine why safety doors failed to close in a New York City high-rise when a deadly fire broke out. The failures allowed thick smoke to billow through the tower and kill 17 people, including eight children, in the city's deadliest fire in more than three decades.

9 of the deadliest fires in New York City

This is a summary of some of the worst building fires in New York City dating back to 1845.

Adams says he's reliving trauma after Bronx apartment fire

For New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the fire in Fordham Heights that killed at least 17 people including eight children triggered memories of fire-related trauma he endured years ago.