City Councilmember Joann Ariola is proposing legislation creating harsher penalties for drivers who block fire hydrants, following a deadly fire in Elmhurst, Queens, on Sunday.

NYC officials propose increased fines and penalties for blocking fire hydrants after such incidents may have impacted firefighting efforts during fatal fires.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man was severely burned after setting himself on fire during a fight with his ...

Four people were injured in a Brooklyn fire, according to fire officials. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. Friday in the basement of a two-story dwelling at ...

ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) — An elderly man is dead after an apartment fire in Elmhurst on Sunday night, according to the NYPD.

At the height of the fire, FDNY found out that two people who live in the basement of the residence were missing, according to the fire chief. A rescue unit was sent into the partially-collapsed ...

The Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross is currently helping all nine people who lived in the home and are now displaced. Volunteers provided financial assistance to six adults and ...

BELLMORE, Long Island (PIX11) — A person is dead, and another three are recovering after a fire engulfed two homes on Long Island early Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to the incident around ...

Nine people were displaced after a house fire in Mooers on Monday. The family who lived there is now recovering and trying to move forward. "Everything is gone," said Clifford Bellville, one of the ...