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Wiped Out! Six Shops Destroyed in West Burnside Blaze

AGAIN - Driver Parks in Front of Hydrant, Slows Down Firefighters Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire that broke out in a row of stores along Jerome Avenue and West Burnside Avenue on March 13. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  March 15, 2025 BRONX - At least six shops along a row of stores at West Burnside Avenue and Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights were destroyed as other shops on the block suffered smoke and or water damage. Fire officials say no injuries were reported and fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. During a press conference at the fire scene, Kaz Daughtry, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, told reporters that firefighters were delayed, as for the third time in recent weeks, by a car that was parked at the closest fire hydrant to the fire. Daug...

Shock and Awe - Bronx Building Collapse Unnerves Community

Bronx Building Partially Collapses  

The FDNY digs through the debris of a building collapse in the Bronx. So far no injuires have been reported. -Citizen App


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 11, 2023 


BRONX - The FDNY is searching through the wreckage of a partial building collapse in the Bronx. At this time officials have reported no injuries.


Emergency crews responded to a partial collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terraces at around 3:30 pm in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.


The exterior wall of 1915 Billingsley Terraces collapsed. -Citizen App


Citizen App video captured the dramatic scene. The corner exterior wall of the entire six-story building fell away. From the street people could see into the tenant’s bedrooms and apartments. 


The building had a scaffolding shed around the site previously. It is unknown if repairs were being carried out prior to the collapse.


It is unknown if this weekend’s heavy rains played a part in the collapse.  


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