Report of a fire at 426 E. 14th St. last night

The report came after midnight from the address between Avenue A and First Avenue...

MAN ALL HANDS 426 E 14 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON 1ST FLR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) October 31, 2015

Per EVG reader LULU, who took these photos and video:

Smokey hallways and smell of burning plastic prompted call to fire department. Upon arrival became clear the cleaners was source. FDNY swiftly contained. But building still smells like burning plastic. This was an apparent electrical fire that was caught just in time.

Apartment fire at 630 E. 9th St.

[Photo via @mobirmingham]

There was a report of a fire last evening after 10 p.m. at 630 E. Ninth St. … in the building adjacent to La Plaza Cultural on Avenue C …

MAN ALL HANDS 630 E 9 ST, FIRE ON TOP FLR REAR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) October 24, 2015

The FDNY quickly had the situation under control… as a reader told us, a candle burning by the curtain and bed in a fifth-floor apartment in the rear of the building was to blame. No reports of injuries, though there is water damage down to the second floor in the rear apartments.

Updating: Fire reported on the rooftop at Kiehl's on 3rd Avenue

MAN ALL HANDS 109 3RD AVE, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON THE ROOF,

— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2015

The address is Third Avenue at East 13th Street. In the building that houses Kiehl's. The rooftop features the cottage-style penthouse.


[EVG file photo]

Fire on 13th & 3rd. NYFD handling it. Hope no one is hurt. pic.twitter.com/MMblm6oU40

— Connor Scalleat (@connorscalleat) August 27, 2015

Here's a photo from 4 p.m. via William Klayer...



Updated 4:07

That nice EV penthouse on 13th St. & 3rd Ave. that was just sold is on fire! @evgrieve #eastvillage #fdny pic.twitter.com/5walmtAa44

— urban myths, legends (@urbanmyths) August 27, 2015

4:09





4:33

Via EVG reader Justin, who is at the scene: "Hard to know for sure, but it the FDNY seemed to have it under control quite well. Dozens of firefighters on the ground standing by, a couple on the ladder/bucket, and maybe only 10 on the roof. Seemed like routine work for them. It's mostly out now; no flames visible anymore."

And here's a photo via Justin from just after 4...



4:40

MAN ALL HANDS 203 E 13TH ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON THE ROOF, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) August 27, 2015

4:41

Looks like the flames are out at the @Kiehl's building and #fdny is working on hot spots. cc @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/NgEmBQerV1

— Barry Loudis (@barryloudis) August 27, 2015

5:39

The FDNY told CBS 2 that there weren't any injuries. There's no word yet on the cause of the fire.

The penthouse cottage was in contract, according to Curbed. The asking price had been $4.4 million.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Live in tranquil cottages overlooking … 3rd Avenue (but still)

[Updated] Report of a fire at 410 E. 6th St.

The FDNY is out in full force in response to a fire at 610 E. Sixth St. at First Avenue in the Village View complex… the fire is reportedly in a 6th-floor apartment...

MAN ALL HANDS 410 EAST 6TH ST, FIRE ON 6TH FL,

— FDNY (@FDNY) July 19, 2015

… and via a reader…



Updated 1:51 p.m.

MAN ALL HANDS 410 EAST 6TH ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 6TH FL, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) July 19, 2015

Updated 2:08 p.m.

We are unaware of any reports of injuries. @GregJKrieg was on the scene and posted photos of firefighters caring for a female pit bull from the building. (Not sure if the dog was in the apartment with the fire.) The dog was limp (but breathing) when firefighters removed her from the building…





After giving her water and oxygen … and applying ice packs…

She's licking at firefighters now and moving around a bunch. pic.twitter.com/s24Ojtgzb6

— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) July 19, 2015

Report of a fire on Stuyvesant Street

[Photo by Brian Polay]

The FDNY is on the scene now on Stuyvesant Street between Second Avenue/East 10th Street and Third Avenue...

MAN ALL HANDS 29 STUYVESTANT ST, FIRE ON 3RD FLR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) July 3, 2015

There are reports of smoke... and firefighters breaking glass.

Updated 9 p.m.

MAN ALL HANDS 29 STUYVESTANT ST, PRIVATE DWELLING FIRE ON 2ND FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) July 3, 2015

Report of an early morning fire at 186 1st Ave.

[Photo via ‏@mtg543]

There was a report of a fire early this morning at 186 First Ave. between East 11th Street and East 12th Street … several readers who live nearby reported smelling smoke…

The official @FDNY Twitter account notes the fire at 3:23 a.m.

MAN ALL HANDS 186 1 AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING TOP FLR FIRE,

— FDNY (@FDNY) April 26, 2015

#FDNY is on the scene of a building fire on 186 1st Ave that started on the top floor. #Manhattan pic.twitter.com/hbtulxXQTQ

— Allison Papson (@AllisonPapson) April 26, 2015

It appears that they had the fire under control fairly quickly …

MAN ALL HANDS 186 1 AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING TOP FLR FIRE, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) April 26, 2015

No word on the cause of the extent of the damage at this time.

Updated 9:17 a.m.

The fire apparently started in an apartment in the back of the building…

Report of a fire at 540 E. 5th St.

[Photo via @girluninterrupt]

MAN ALL HANDS 540 E 5 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 1ST FLR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) March 29, 2015

Lots of @FDNY at 5/b, scaling building with minca ramen and tuome restaurant on ground floor. #EastVillage

— Salim (@salim) March 29, 2015

Updated 10:42 a.m.

MAN ALL HANDS 540 E 5 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE ON 1ST FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) March 29, 2015

'Today our community's heart is breaking'

[Photo by Bobby Williams]

Statement from City Councilmember Rosie Mendez on today's explosion on Second Avenue:

"Today our community's heart is breaking. My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragedy. I am working closely with emergency services, my colleagues in government and with community leaders to respond to this horrible event. I thank the people of New York for the outpouring of concern and support. We pray for the victims and their families."

A lot of people are saying the East Village smelled like smoke or burning tires or something tonight

[Photo tonight by William Klayer]

Seriously folks, why does the East Village/Lower East Side smell like burning rubber right now?

— Mikey IQ Jones (@thegreatiq) February 23, 2015

@evgrieve know what that burning smell is? smells like a fire in a restaurant, part electric part meat

— beth rosner (@beth_rosner) February 23, 2015

Why is the east village filled with smoke? Hope people are ok...

— Ali B. Goode (@AliBrmBrm) February 23, 2015

Please tell me I'm not the only one smelling a LOT of smoke in #AlphabetCity #EastVillage #LowerEastSide area right now...

— Madi Tsuji (@MadiTsuji) February 23, 2015

Anyone else smelling heavy smoke in the air on the #LowerEastSide #EastVillage #NYC?

— Tom Krieglstein (@tomkrieglstein) February 23, 2015

There hasn't been anything official yet … just a few reports of several manhole fires tonight… here and elsewhere…

@thegreatiq @evgrieve many fires/smoke in manholes. observed 3: 5th/C, 6th/C 7st/BC popping & smoldering earlier tonight

— WiFi-NY (@WiFi_NY) February 23, 2015

Report of a fire at 133 E. 7th St.

The FDNY arrived en masse at the corner of Avenue A and East Seventh Street shortly after 4 p.m. … where there was a report of a fire at 133 E. 7th St….

MAN ALL HANDS 133 E 7 ST, COMMERCIAL FIRE IN A RESTAURANT,

— FDNY (@FDNY) February 22, 2015

We haven't heard exactly what happened so far… (firefighters were on the roof above Yuca Bar) … the FDNY had things under control fairly quickly…

MAN ALL HANDS 133 E 7 ST, MIXED OCCUPANCY FIRE IN A RESTAURANT, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) February 22, 2015

Updated

A few more photos via Bobby Williams…





… and Yuca Bar is closed due to "water issues," per the sign….

The Williamsburg warehouse fire 4 days later

EVG reader Daniel Root was back in East River Park this afternoon ... where you can see FDNY crews still pumping water onto the smoldering ruins of CitiStorage, a record storage facility, in Williamsburg.

The fire broke out early Saturday morning at 5 N. 11th St. (at Kent Avenue).

Officials reportedly said this afternoon that it might be days before authorities had any information on how the fire started.

According to various published reports, such as NBC New York, the warehouse primarily stored records for more than 100 health care organizations and law firms, according to Recall Holdings, the parent company of CitiStorage.

The Times reported that charred medical records, court transcripts, legal letters, sonograms, bank checks and more — many marked confidential — were found around the neighborhood.

"They're like treasure maps, but with people's personal information all over them," Spencer Bergen, 24, said of the half-charred scraps that he said he had seen strewn around the Williamsburg neighborhood as far inland as Berry Street, several blocks from the warehouse.

The fire required more than 60 units and 275 firefighters to get under control.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Scenes of the 7-alarm fire in Williamsburg from East River Park

Scenes of the 7-alarm fire in Williamsburg from East River Park

The FDNY continues to battle a massive warehouse fire at 5 N. 11th St. (at Kent Avenue), home of CitiStorage, a record storage facility, in Williamsburg.

EVG reader Daniel Root shared several photos from how the fire looks from East River Park…



… and via Dave on 7th…





… and the aerial view that's making the rounds on Twitter…

Just landed at LaGuardia. Here's the Brooklyn fire from the air. Smoke trails forever pic.twitter.com/NOjGjOWkZn

— Gary He (@garyhe) January 31, 2015

Updated

Here are photos of the fireboat via EV Resident Rob…

Report of a fire at 85 First Ave.

[Photo by Bobby Williams]

The FDNY came out in force around 1:30 to respond to a fire at 85 First Ave. just north of East Fifth Street (at the location of the former wine shop Tinto Fino).

MAN ALL HANDS 85 1 AVE,

— FDNY (@FDNY) January 17, 2015

The FDNY had things under control in about 10 minutes…

MAN ALL HANDS 85 1 AVE, 1 FRL AWNING, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) January 17, 2015

[Photo by Bobby Williams]

No word on the cause or the extent of the damage. There weren't any reports of injuries. And the fire didn't seem to have any impact on Three of Cups next door… which remained open.

This is the second reported fire along this stretch of First Avenue this past week. There was a basement fire at 133 E. Fourth Street at First Avenue on Tuesday morning.

Reader report: Fire destroys 2 apartments at 542 E. 14th St.

The FDNY responded to a fire late this morning at 542 E. 14th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B...

MAN ALL HANDS 542 E 14 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 3RD FLR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) December 10, 2014

East Village-based photographer Michael Paul, who took these shots, spoke with a resident of the building... word is two apartments were ruined in the blaze, which started in a third-floor unit...





There were not any reports of injuries. The FDNY is investigating the cause of the fire.

MAN ALL HANDS 542 E 14 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 3RD FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) December 10, 2014

Updated: East 1st Street resident found dead after fire

MAN ALL HANDS 31 E 1 ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE IN THE BASEMENT,

— FDNY (@FDNY) December 10, 2014

Emergency responders found a woman dead after an early-morning fire tore through her basement apartment at 31 E. First St.

The FDNY responded after 3 a.m. to the building just east of Second Avenue.

The Daily News reports that the cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Authorities have not released the woman's name yet. An investigation continues.

Updated 10:07 a.m.

DNAinfo has more details here.

Updated 2:43 p.m.

DNAinfo reports that the victim is Evelyn Dahab, 33, an author and part-owner of Lucey's Lounge in Gowanus.

"She was bigger than life and too young to die," said her grieving father, Richard, who visited the apartment Wednesday afternoon.

[Image via Facebook]

According to DNAinfo, "she planned to leave her apartment come Dec. 31 because of 'a painful legal dispute' with her building's management company, Big Apple Management."

Updated 7:21 p.m.

Per NY1:

Investigators say the fire was accidental, caused by a power strip plugged in with many appliances.

Fire at 251 E. Houston St. temporarily closes Gaia Cafe

[Photo Wednesday via EVG reader Chris Mason]

Last Wednesday night, we reported on the fire atop 251 E. Houston St. between Norfolk and Suffolk.

While there weren't any reported injuries, ground-floor tenant Gaia Cafe sustained some water damage.

According to BoweryBoogie, the 5-year-old Cafe is closed until further notice.

Gaia's Facebook page notes the following:

Due to a fire in the building, the cafè has been closed due to some damages ...we still do not know when we will open again... Sorry for any inconvenience...

Report of a fire on East Houston

There was a major FDNY response earlier this evening on East Houston between Norfolk and Suffolk...

MAN ALL HANDS 251 E HOUSTON ST, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON TOP FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) November 26, 2014

EVG reader Chris Mason shared this photo showing the scene on the rooftop...



No word at the moment on what caused the fire or the extent of the damage...

A basement fire and a lot of firefighters last night on St. Mark's Place

Last night just after 7, the FDNY showed up full force on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue …

MAN ALL HANDS 115 ST MARKS PL, COMMERCIAL FIRE IN BASEMENT, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNY (@FDNY) October 25, 2014

Greg Nardello, who runs Augers Well at 115 St. Mark's Place, believes that the fire was in the basement next door at No. 117.


[Photo by Greg Nardello]

The FDNY quickly contained the basement fire. Smoke from the blaze momentarily filled Box Kite Coffee at No. 115 with smoke.

"My basement was also completely covered in smoke. Not too much to report except for some minor damages from the fire crews to a few businesses on the block," Nardello told us.

Box Kite was open per usual today. No word on the cause of the basement fire.

[Updated] Fire this morning at 92 St. Mark's Place

The FDNY responded to a fire this morning just before 8 at 92 St. Mark's Place east of First Avenue.

MAN ALL HANDS 92 ST MARKS PL, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE 1ST FLR,

— FDNY (@FDNY) August 17, 2014

Firefighters smashed the windows and cut away the window guards of the ground-floor apartment as they quickly had the situation under control.

We saw one soot-covered resident, a male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing only shirts sit down next door on the steps to Physical Graffitea. A next-door neighbor brought him a blanket. Paramedics brought another woman out of the building and treated her on the scene for smoke inhalation, according to witnesses.







First Avenue was temporarily closed to northbound traffic at East Seventh Street. At this point, we do not know the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. As far as we know right now, there were not any serious injuries.

Updated Aug. 18, 6 a.m.

The Post reports that the FDNY reduced two unconscious women from the fire. They are both "hospitalized in serious condition with smoke inhalation."

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, "but sources said investigators are focusing on the theory that smoking may have caused the couch to burst into flames."

Here's No. 92 early last evening...



Top photos via @evgrieve