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Local Task Force Seeks State Intervention In Ramapo Fire Code Violations



Citing a pattern of “neglect” by town officials to fire code violations, the head of the Rockland County Illegal Housing Task Force has reached out to the state, asking that state officials intervene in forcing the town to enforce safety codes.
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Faints, Hospitalized

File photo of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, rests against the bars of a window in Jerusalem. EPA PHOTO FILES/ARIEL SCHALI

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef fainted on Sunday evening in his Jerusalem home, Israel Radio reported.
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Fire Spreads To Hotel In China, Killing 11 People

A firefighter carries a girl from the site of a hotel fire in Xiangyang, Hubei province, April 14, 2013. At least 11 people have been confirmed dead and 50 others injured in the fire on Sunday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily

A fire at an Internet cafe spread to a hotel on the upper floors of a building in central China, killing 11 people and injuring 50 others.
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Fire Breaks Out in Dimona Shliach’s Home


A fire broke out Thursday night at the home of Rabbi Yisrael Gliss, shliach and Chabad House director in Dimona. Baruch Hashem, no one was hurt.
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Crews Battle Large Fire at Bakery Near Bathurst and Lawrence


Fire crews were busy Sunday morning battling a large fire at a bakery on Bathurst Street at Caribou Road, near Lawrence Avenue.
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Photos: Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 6 Families!


Several Orange County fire departments are battling a residential fire at 6 Premishlan Way in the Village of Kiryas Joel.
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Brooklyn Fire Send 2 Firefighters To The Hospital


Fire officials say two firefighters were hospitalized after battling a four-alarm blaze in Brooklyn.

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Photos: 1 Person Dead In Five-Alarm Fire In Manhattan!


Fire officials say one person has died in a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in lower Manhattan.

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Photos: 3 Alarm Fire in Brooklyn Under Control; No Injuries!



Firefighters were struggling with a 3 alarm fire in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn.

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Violence in Meah Shearim Follow Remand of Asra Kadisha Leader


After the news spread on Tuesday that a Jerusalem court remanded senior Asra Kadisha leader Chizki Kalmanowitz, it was all but certain that violent protests would follow, and that is exactly what occurred on Tuesday night.
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Firefighters Could be in Danger at City State-Owned Building


A task force report warns that firefighters could be in danger at city state-owned buildings where FDNY fire codes don’t apply.
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Major 6-alarm Blaze In Brooklyn


Hundreds of firefighters have been battling a 6-alarm blaze in Brooklyn.
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Firefighters Battle 7-Alarm Fire for More Than 16 Hours


More than 200 firefighters are continuing to battle a stubborn seven-alarm blaze at a vacant commercial building in Brooklyn.

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Israeli PM Says Ready To Act To Secure Syria Arsenal


Israel would “have to act” if the Syrian regime collapses and there’s a risk Syria’s chemical weapons and missiles could fall into the hands of militant groups, Israel’s prime minister warned Sunday.
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Firefighters Struggle To Contain Jerusalem Blaze


A large fire erupted outside Jerusalem on Sunday, forcing large number of firefighting crews to rush to the area in an attempt to contain the blaze. Nearly ten people were lightly injured as a result of the fire, including one firefighter.
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FDNY Burn Down 20 Vacant Homes On Governors Island


The New York City fire department is setting controlled blazes in vacant buildings on Governors Island.
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Fire Destroys 2 Story Bungalow at Sunshine Estates


A three-alarm fire early Sunday destroyed a two-story summer bungalow at Sunshine Estates on Ranch Road in Thompsonville.

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Wave Of Arson Attacks Hits South Jerusalem


A rash of suspected arson attacks in open areas around southeast Jerusalem has firefighters scrambling to find a way to stop the fires, believed to have been set by area youths.
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Heavy Fire at Former Aladdin Hotel

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Firefighters are at to the scene of a working structure fire at the Beirach Moishe Bungalow, the former Aladdin Hotel at 205 Hasbrouck Drive in Woodbourne.

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Three Injured Shabbos Night In Two-Alarm Fire In Borough Park


A two-alarm fire that injured three people in Borough Park took more than an hour to get under control Friday evening, fire officials said.
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Jewish Neighbor Rescues Boy, 4, Home Alone as House Burns


The house that went up in flames when a 4-year-old was left home alone for 15 minutes Friday had no working smoke detectors, a fire official said Saturday.
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2 Firefighters Die In Massive Philadelphia Warehouse Fire


Two firefighters battling a massive blaze at an abandoned warehouse on Monday were killed when an adjacent furniture store they were inspecting collapsed, burying them in a pile of debris, authorities said.
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Navy Jet Crashes Into Va, Apartments, Pilots Eject


A Navy jet crashed and set fire to an apartment complex in Virginia Beach on Friday and the two-member crew ejected safely, officials said.

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Police To Charge Person In Massive Tamarack Lodge Blaze


A massive structure fire Saturday eviscerated most of the old Tamarack Lodge and left several families homeless.

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Fire at Viznits Yeshivah Building



A large fire broke out at one of the hotel buildings of the Viznits yeshiva on Gibbers Road near Route-42.
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