A fire that tore through a bronx building, killing at least 12 people in one of new york citys deadliest blazes in decades, was started by a child playing with a stove, fire officials said friday. The south bronx is known for its hip hop culture and graffiti. The fire was started by a child playing with a stove on the first floor of the 100yearold building on prospect ave. The flames spread quickly through a bronx apartment building. All archive times are in the feeds local broadcast time zone edt. Social club in new york claimed the lives of 87 people on march 25, 1990. Fdny fire marshals arrest two suspects for arson fire at occupied bronx cafe on mothers day. Fdny fire marshals arrest two suspects for arson fire at. A 1 story brick commercial structure measuring 100 x 100. Fdny chiefs recall first moments at deadly bronx fire by kevin fasick and laura. The first two officials at the scene of thursday nights fatal bronx fire one an. Fire department spokesman efrain parrilla said the fire did not burn. In the case of the bronx fire, seized upon by union officials, the response time was grossly miscalculated because of a dispatchers working.
Bronx fire that injured 10 was accidental, fdny says cbs. For first time, fdny uses drone to fight bronx fire metro us. This video is a tribute to some of the great bronx dispatchers, which are featured here, including borough supervisor john cashin, supervising dispatcher dennis oconnell rip doc, ritchie. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as. The unofficial home page of fdny new york city fire. As the name implies, the area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the bronx, such as concourse, mott haven, melrose, and port morris. The cocoanut grove was a onestory nightclub that had been built during the prohibition era.
New york, ny happy land social club fire, mar 1990. On march 25, 1990, a dollars worth of gasoline meant death for people out for a good time at a bronx social club. He was killed instantly and accounts of the shooting vary, with some saying that the officers first took notice of diallo because he matched the description of a serial rapist in the area. The population of the east tremont section of the bronx, where. The borough of the bronx quickly remembered its history and again became the borough of fire. New york cbsnewyork the fdny says seven businesses were destroyed in a massive early morning fire in the bronx. The reports the left navigation provide details about the average time each stage of the 911 call process takes from end to end.
But one of the worst arson cases remembered in new york city was the happy land fire on march 25, 1990 at a club in the bronx. Sister of 1990 happy land fire victim to become fdny fire inspector. A 3yearold playing with a stove accidentally started the deadliest fire in new york city in more than 25 years, officials said friday. Bronx fire tears through 6 buildings new york city, ny at least one person was injured in a fouralarm fire in the bronx on wednesday afternoon, fire officials say. Nastro was the fire department of new yorks fdnys citywide command chief.
March 25, 1990new york bronx, social club, 87 dead. On february 4, 1999, four nypd officers in the bronx opened fire on an unarmed black man named amadou diallo discharging 41 bullets and striking him 19 times. This was a rough job, made worse by the blizzard and by the fact that bronx fire radio was on citywide frequency. Scenes from deadly bronx fire by chris cirillo and sameen amin december 29, 2017 at least 12 people are dead after a fire ripped through an apartment building in the bronx.
Fdny bronx dispatch scanner audio deadly 5th alarm fire in. A fire chiefs assessment why the world trade center buildings collapsed. In the early morning hours of march 25, 1990, a fire at the happy land social club in the bronx, new york, took the lives of 87 people. Fdny chiefs recall first moments at deadly bronx fire. Kim marlow was celebrating with her girlfriends at the illegal bronx nightclub on march 25, 1990, when julio gonzalez was tossed out for fighting with his former girlfriend.
And thursday nights blaze was new york citys deadliest since 87 people were killed at a bronx club in 1990. Fdny bronx dispatch scanner audio deadly 5th alarm fire in the bronx kills over 10. Fdny fire dispatch bronx live audio feed web player. This is joseph dibernardo, one of my favorite dispatch voices from the 90s. Fdny fire dispatch bronx live audio feed web player on. Twelve people, including a baby, are dead and several others were critically injured when a massive fire ripped through an apartment building in the bronx on a frigid thursday night, according to.
The city should have taken the toddler who started last months deadly bronx inferno away from his inattentive mom long before the horrific blaze, several victims claim in. New york police early today began shutting some of the 173 illegal social clubs in a crackdown ordered by mayor david dinkins following the deadliest city fire in 79 years. The fdny fire marshal announced tuesday that an extraalarm fire that left 10 people injured in the bronx was accidental. Get headlines on local weather, entertainment and events. Happy land social club fire texas department of insurance. This is the deadliest fire in the bronx since the happy land arson killed 87. Sign up to subscribe to custom state daily dispatch. The endtoend response time starts at the moment when a new yorker dials 911 and ends when the police, fire, or medical ems unit arrives on the scene of the incident. Fire kills 87 people at the happy land social club in the. Ten died in a bronx fire in 2007, nine of them children. Newly released fdny radio audio captures the first moments when firefighters responded to the massive inferno that killed 12 people in the bronx on thursday night. A fastmoving fire swept through the happy land social club in the bronx.
Bronx fire tears through 6 buildings updates new york. Bronx, ny fire departments the bronx, ny fire department directory includes 33 fire departments andor fire stations. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Fdny crews battled a latenight fire in a bronx business. The terrified victims half of them under 25 and all dressed for a night on the town were trapped screaming and crying in the dark, twostory happy land social club, which had only one working door, a small window and no fire escape. A brief 1530 sec ad will play at the start of this feed. The fire killed 87 people and julio gonzalez, an exboyfriend of a club employee, was convicted of arson and murder thereafter. Child playing with stove caused bronx fire that killed 12. Chief cassano said he couldnt recall a fire that claimed the lives of so many children. Who they are fire department, what is the address of the fire. I would guesstimate that bronx ems may have had 20 ambulances on. Mutual aid to pelham manor westchester county, fire in a gasoline tanker.
Child playing with stove ignited fire that killed 12. In each one of these cases, people died in great numbers because fire safety issues were either ignored or never fully addressed. A 3rd alarm in the mount hope section of the bronx for a fire in a 3 story vacant pd. New york nearly two dozen people were hurt in an early morning sevenalarm fire in the bronx. I will tell you it will not be an endless battle, dinkins said sunday after touring the charred happy land social club in the bronx. Hosey retired as a deputy chief with the fire department of new york. After service as a dispatcher, he was assigned to rs03, and was seriously injured at box 55552997 in early 2005. A fire in a home in another part of the bronx killed 10 people, including. Fdny fire dispatch bronx live audio feed broadcastify. Fire department officials estimate that 68 of the clubs 87 victims were trapped and.
And on march 25, 1990 30 years ago today 87 died and 28 were injured in an arson fire at the happy land social club in the bronx. Fdny firefighters battle bronx fire firefighter news. For first time, fdny uses drone to fight bronx fire. View detailed fire station information, including contact information, photos, maps, and more, by clicking the list of links below the map. The fire department of new york requested the assistance of nist in understanding the factors which contributed to this high death toll and to develop a strategy.