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CBS News
11-08-2025
- Health
- CBS News
5 firefighters injured battling blaze in Queens
Five firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in Queens on Sunday. Flames tore through a row of buildings on Sutphin Boulevard near 115th Avenue in Jamaica around 6 a.m. Firefighters worked in heavy gear, attacking the blaze quickly and aggressively to keep it from spreading further. It grew to four alarms and was eventually brought under control just after 8 a.m. Three connected buildings, including a restaurant, were damaged. The second-floor windows of the three buildings were boarded up Sunday evening. The city's Office of Emergency Management and the Red Cross are helping residents who have been displaced, and the Buildings Department is checking the stability of the damaged buildings. The FDNY says three firefighters suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and two firefighters suffered minor injuries. All five were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Small earthquake hits near New York City
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A small earthquake was felt near New York City on Saturday night but left no reports of injuries or structural damage. The 3.0-magnitude earthquake hit the New Jersey town of Hasbrouck Heights, about nine miles from Manhattan, around 10:18 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a depth of 10 kilometers and people reported feeling it as far as Philadelphia and New Haven, Connecticut. The New York City Office of Emergency Management said after the tremors were felt that it was monitoring for potential impacts. It later said that there were no reports of damage. The USGS explained that the earthquake happened as a result of faulting at shallow depths in the crust, and such earthquakes are infrequent but can be felt on the East Coast. "Although this event did not occur near a plate boundary, such 'intraplate' earthquakes can and do occur," the USGS said. The earthquake prompted jokes on social media from accounts that include one for the Empire State Building, which quipped, "I AM FINE."
CBS News
06-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Rockaway Beach shark sightings keep swimmers out of water on 4th of July weekend
Within the past several days over the 4th of July weekend, numerous shark sightings along New York beaches have kept swimmers temporarily out of the water. Officials say they have been monitoring the waters for sharks, including a stretch of Rockaway Beach in Queens where swimmers were temporarily ordered out of the water due to sightings. The sightings have taken place several times since Thursday. Rockaway Beach shark sightings On Saturday around 6 p.m., drone teams spotted a shark just 100 feet from swimmers near Beach 113. The sighting spanned Beach 113 Street to Beach 115. The Office of Emergency Management quickly shut down the beach and alerted anyone in or near the water. Friday on the 4th of July, there were two sightings at Rockaway Beach before noon, according to city officials. They say a shark was seen around 11:30 a.m. near Beach 32nd Street and another was reported at Beach 144th Street. A third was reported near Beach 30th Street, prompting a portion of the beach to close for an hour. For now, the city says they will constantly patrol the beaches with drones to detect shark activity and distressed swimmers. Is Rockaway Beach open? Rockaway Beach is set to be open on Sunday. City officials say they will make any necessary closures as the day goes on. Data from 2024 shows shark attacks are rare, with only 28 unprovoked shark bites and one person killed in the United States last year. In late June, a woman was bitten in the waters off Jones Beach by what experts say was likely a juvenile sand tiger shark.
