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The Happy Land fire was an act of arson that killed 87 people on March 25, 1990 in the Bronx in New York City, United States. The 87 victims were trapped in the unlicensed Happy Land social club, located at 1959 Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the Bronx. Most of the victims were young Hondurans celebrating Carnival, many of them ...
The New York City Fire Department, also known as FDNY, is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. It provides fire protection, emergency medical services, technical rescue, and hazardous materials response to the five boroughs of New York City. Learn more about its history, organization, operations, and culture on Wikipedia.
Fonda Milagros nightclub fire. / 37.99389°N 1.11583°W / 37.99389; -1.11583. On 1 October 2023, a fire broke out in a building hosting at least three nightclubs [1] in Murcia, Spain, killing at least 13 people and injuring 24. [2] It was the deadliest nightclub fire in Spain since 1990.
The day after a fire at 17 Slinn Ave. in the Surrey Carlton Apartments complex in Spring Valley, Feb. 26 2024. The fire destroyed numerous apartments and displaced at least 89 people.
In a section of Edward Rutherfurd's novel New York (ISBN 978-0-385-52138-3), a protagonist's sister, from an Italian immigrant family, dies after jumping from a window to escape the fire. See also. New York City portal; Organized Labour portal; 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire, a similar fire in Bangladesh
On March 12, 2014, an explosion occurred at 9:31 a.m. [1] in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The explosion leveled two apartment buildings located just north of 116th Street at 1644 and 1646 Park Avenue, [2] killing eight people, injuring at least 70 others, and displacing 100 families. [1] [4] [5] [6 ...
A March 15, 2023, inspection by Rockland Building & Codes Code Enforcement Officer William Gorbutt found "numerous, egregious violations" of the New York State fire code, according to the legal ...
Edward Thompson (July 19, 1913 – August 5, 1995) was appointed the 19th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Robert F. Wagner on January 1, 1962, and served in that position until his resignation on August 6, 1964. [1] The FDNY has named a medal for Outstanding Courage in his honor.