A lithium-ion battery sparked a deadly fire early Wednesday morning in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, the FDNY says.

The two chiefs — who oversaw safety inspections for large city buildings and projects as the head of the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention — exploited a backlog of inspections during the ...

NEW YORK -- One person was killed and three others were hurt when a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire early Wednesday ...

A retired FDNY fire chief accused of taking bribes to fast-track safety inspections faces up to five years in prison after admitting Tuesday to his role in the yearslong scheme. “I plead guilty, ...

Officials say the outside of the St .Mary Star of the Sea Church on 467 Court St. caught fire just after 7:40 p.m.

In his statement Tuesday, Williams said Cordasco admitted to lying to FDNY officials and law enforcement to carry out and cover up his scheme, which earned the former fire chief $57,000.

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Brian Cordasco, a retired chief in the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to accept bribes in exchange for expediting safety inspections.

"A Haunting in Hollis" was closed after the Bureau of Fire Prevention found a litany of violations, according to multiple local television stations ... we came upon," FDNY Commissioner Robert ...