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☆ Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Nate Schweber | Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man set himself on fire on Friday afternoon near the Lower Manhattan courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump. The man doused himself with accelerant at around 1:35 p.m. in Collect Pond Park, across the street from the courthouse. Onlookers screamed and started to run, and soon, bright orange flames engulfed the man. It was unclear what motivated his action, but he threw leaflets espousing anti-government conspiracy theories into the air before the incident. People rushed to extinguish the fire, but the intensity of the heat could be felt several hundred feet away.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, accelerant Organizations: The New York Fire Department Locations: Lower Manhattan, Pond

☆ Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground Zero
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They were both at the ceremony supporting their mother, Maureen Tippington Lipshie, who was one of the family members reading names, including that of her brother. She was a nurse who set up a first aid station at ground zero. According to the Uniformed Firefighters Association, 341 firefighters, paramedics and other Fire Department employees have died from cancers and other illnesses linked to the toxic dust at ground zero. They sat by the South Pool and listened to the names being read from a loudspeaker hung on a nearby tree. Ms. Espinoza’s husband, Otto Espinoza, was a police officer who died of cancer in 2015 after being assigned to search and rescue teams at ground zero.

Persons: Maureen Tippington Lipshie, “, ”, Sloane Lipshie, Betty Espinoza, Espinoza’s, Otto Espinoza Organizations: New York Fire Department, Uniformed Firefighters Association, Fire Department

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 (Reuters) - The private equity owners of EagleView Technologies are exploring a sale of the provider of aerial imagery and data analytics services that could value it at about $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. EagleView generates about $300 million in revenue and 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $165 million, the sources said. In 2018, Clearlake bought a significant stake from Vista, becoming an equal owner in EagleView. Bellevue, Washington-based EagleView Technologies is a provider of software that can be used to measure rooftops with satellite images from the sky, mainly used by insurance companies to make more accurate decisions. The company is utilizing a vast library of images and its patented 3-D measurement software to provide software tools to customers in industries such as insurance, construction, government and public utilities.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, William Blair, Rothschild, EagleView, Vista, Clearlake, Milana Vinn, Marguerita Choy Organizations: New York Fire Department, FDNY, FDNY's, Center, REUTERS, EagleView Technologies, Vista Equity Partners, Clearlake, Co, Vista, Technologies, Thomson Locations: New York, EagleView, Vista, EagleView . Bellevue , Washington

CNN —A Los Angeles County Superior judge ordered actor Pete Davidson to complete an 18-month diversion program after the actor was charged with reckless driving in connection with a car crash in Beverly Hills earlier this year, CNN has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney (LACDA) said on Monday that as part of the program, Davidson is required to complete 50 hours of community service, which can be completed in New York, LACDA said. In June, a spokesperson for the LACDA confirmed to CNN in a statement that Davidson was charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. “We believe that Mr. Davidson engaged in reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious collision into a home,” the statement read. We know that reckless driving can have devastating consequences.”The March 4 incident happened around 11 pm PT, when a vehicle Davidson was driving on a residential street crashed into a fire hydrant and a home.

Persons: Pete Davidson, Davidson, LACDA, Bupkis, Scott, Pete Davidson’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles County Superior, Los Angeles, Attorney, New York Fire Department, New Locations: Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, New York, York

☆ Smoke pours out of Tiffany & Co. flagship 5th Ave. New York store two months after reopening
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A fire near Tiffany & Co.’s newly renovated flagship store in New York City sent smoke pouring out of the building on Thursday. Firefighters responded to a transformer fire that began in an electrical vault next to the jewelry store’s 5th Avenue location in Manhattan. Videos on social media showed dark plumes of smoke coming out of the historic building and spilling into the street. The fire comes just over two months after Tiffany officially reopened the doors of its 10-floor limestone flagship shop. The 5th Avenue flagship accounted for 10% of the brand’s global sales before it closed for renovations.

Persons: Firefighters, Tiffany, Bernard Arnault’s LVMH, Arnault, ” Tiffany’s, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, –, Zenebou Sylla Organizations: New, New York CNN, Tiffany, The New York Fire Department, FDNY, Wall Street Locations: New York, New York City, Manhattan, The

☆ A Firefighter Drowns After Rushing into the Sea to Save His Daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The day began with a dip into the cool Atlantic waters along the New Jersey shore near Avon-by-the-Sea. Soon after, his daughter made a beeline toward the waves, splashing as she waded deeper into the dark blue. The narrow, fast-moving stream swept her farther and farther away from the shore. Mr. Batista rushed in to rescue her, friends and authorities said. But the ocean, in all its cruelty, pulled him under.

Persons: Mark Batista, Batista Organizations: New York Fire Department Locations: New Jersey, Avon

CNN —A parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others, the New York Fire Department’s operations chief said. The parking garage was a four-story building that “pancaked…all the way to the cellar floor,” NYC Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik said. After he left his dorm, Powers said, he saw two people laying on the ground across the street from where the collapse occurred. Video taken by Powers from his dorm, which is located on the 7th floor, shows the collapsed garage with multiple damaged vehicles. At least one worker in the building was trapped on one of the upper floors of the parking garage and while he was conscious and alert, he couldn’t evacuate to a lower floor.

☆ A firefighter shares 9 safety tips for the Fourth of July, including why you should stop giving kids sparklers
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-02 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kozo's safety tips for handling fireworks on the Fourth of July include keeping a water source handy. Here's what he told Insider:Know and obey the lawBefore you load up on fireworks, Kozo strongly recommends researching the laws pertaining to them for your specific area as they differ from state to state. In addition to injuries, fireworks also cause approximately 19,500 fires in the US annually — 28% of which are reported on Independence Day alone, according to the National Fire Protection Association. "Sparklers, which we often deem harmless and hand over to little kids to hold and wave, burn somewhere between 1200 degrees and 1800 degrees. Kozo added that 21% of reported fireworks-related injuries are caused by sparklers, and instead recommends giving children glow sticks as a safe and fun substitute.

Persons: Michael Kozo, —, you've, Kozo, sparklers Organizations: New, New York City Fire Department, Service, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, New York Fire Department, National Fire Protection, FDNY Locations: New York City, United States, Here's, New York

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