Bainbridge Bakery Reopens after Devastating Fire

By DAVID GREENE

Three months after a devastating fire ripped through Norwood’s Bainbridge Avenue last October destroying a row of local stores, employees at the popular Bainbridge Bakery are back behind the counter and, once again, providing the community with their baked treats, the owners having opened a new store across the street from the original location.

UPDATE Wakefield: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies in Basement Fire

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 5-year-old boy has died following a fire in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Bronx-Bound 1 Subway Trains Derail in Manhattan with Hundreds on Board, No “Serious Injuries” Reported

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A “low-speed” subway derailment involving two Bronx-bound subway trains occurred on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4, at Manhattan’s 96th Street station, located west of Central Park. The station serves the Bronx-serving 1, 2, and 3 trains. There were no serious injuries, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE Four Fires Break Out in Bedford Park & Kingsbridge Heights within a 12-Hour Period

By DAVID GREENE, MIRIAM QUINN & SÍLE MOLONEY

At least three civilians were injured, one seriously, a firefighter suffered a minor injury, and several families are displaced ahead of the new year, after four fires broke out within a 12-hour period across Bedford Park and Kingsbridge Heights at the start of the weekend.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Early Morning Fire in Bedford Park Deli Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A commercial fire in Bedford Park that broke out in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 30, resulted in no injuries according to the FDNY.

Lithium-Ion Batteries Cause Three-Alarm Fire in Kingsbridge Heights

By DAVID GREENE

A day after a 3-alarm fire gutted a deli in Kingsbridge Heights, fire officials determined that the blaze was caused by lithium-ion batteries.

Norwood: Fire in Hull Avenue Apartment Building Results in One Minor Injury

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire which broke out in a residential building at 3060 Hull Avenue, located between East 204th Street and East Mosholu Parkway in Norwood, resulted in one injury FDNY officials said.

Kingsbridge: Christmas Day Residential Fire Results in No Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A residential fire which broke out in Kingsbridge on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, resulted in no injuries, FDNY officials said.

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 12-year-old boy, Steven, saved his one-year-old baby sibling from a burning home that raged for over an hour on Nov. 20 in Bedford Park, aided by his 15-year-old best friend, Joshua, who lives next door, while firefighters responded to the blaze, the second of two residential fires, one fatal, to occur the same evening within the boundaries of Bronx Community District 7.

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Bainbridge Bakery Reopens after Devastating Fire

UPDATE Wakefield: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies in Basement Fire

UPDATE Bronx-Bound 1 Subway Trains Derail in Manhattan with Hundreds on Board, No “Serious Injuries” Reported

UPDATE Four Fires Break Out in Bedford Park & Kingsbridge Heights within a 12-Hour Period

UPDATE Bedford Park: Early Morning Fire in Bedford Park Deli Results in No Injuries

Lithium-Ion Batteries Cause Three-Alarm Fire in Kingsbridge Heights

Norwood: Fire in Hull Avenue Apartment Building Results in One Minor Injury

Kingsbridge: Christmas Day Residential Fire Results in No Injuries

UPDATE Hero Kids Help Family Members Escape House Fire, One Holding One-Year-Old Baby