Worksop explosion: Families displaced after blast that killed man

Worksop explosion: Families displaced after blast that killed man

Some residents are still being supported by either the council, insurers, or families.

‘Integrated approach to homeless problem’ Text and image Sharon Singh PARAMARIBO — Conrad Issa, director-owner of Lucky Store Oso Sani, watched with dismay on Thursday as his building went up in flames. “The more time passes, the more the impact of the fire begins to sink in,” says Issa. “Of course, we lose a commercial value as a company, but for us as a family there is much more going on. It is not just about the economic damage; we care for a…

Flatbush family displaced after fire in problem-ridden apartment building • Brooklyn Paper

A two-alarm fire at a Flatbush apartment building displaced a family of four on Thursday morning, just over three years after a blaze in the same building left dozens of residents effectively homeless. The fire broke out in a bedroom on the third floor of a seven-story building at 222 Lenox Road just before 10 a.m., according to the FDNY, and was beginning to spread to an adjacent unit. More than 100 firefighters arrived on the scene as resident…