We're back from the fire at 628 Broadway, between Houston and Bleecker. The call came in at about 11:30am. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in about an hour, as shoppers and office workers crowded the busy street...
Lower East Side resident Kami Scott sent along some amazing images from Thursday's fire at 240 East Houston. See the rest of the photos and today's fire update after the jump.
Patrick Hedlund of DNA Info reports residents were briefly...
What a difference 18 hours makes. Last night's chaotic scene at 240 East Houston Street has been replaced by relative calm this morning. The ground floor deli is open, while all other stores remain closed. A small group gathered...
Thanks to Twitter user cmerry, who sent along this IPhone image captured by her partner Rick earlier this evening. A few new details to pass along this evening. First, eight firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting the blaze at...
Local TV reports confirm what we indicated earlier -- the roof of 240 East Houston was undergoing renovations. There's speculation on firefighter message boards tonight that air conditioners running at full tilt, in the middle of a heat wave,...
We've just returned from the fire at 240 East Houston Street. As we noted a few minutes ago, it does not appear any of residents were hurt, but three firefighters were treated for minor injuries. Parvez Ahmed, whose family...
Tomorrow evening, elected officials and representatives from NYC agencies will meet with residents who were displaced by Sunday night's fire on Grand Street. It will be a chance for tenants of 283 and 285 Grand street to ask questions...
