Month: October 2015

Brooklyn Building Explosion Investigation Looks Into Possible Suicidal Motive

Officials positively identified Francisca Figueroa, 48, as the missing person who was pulled out of the rubble of a leveled Brooklyn building on Monday, sources said. Figueroa had been missing since Saturday when an explosion in her second floor apartment caused the building to collapse.   Investigators initially believed that the explosion came from a …

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VT Tracks Where Amtrak Train Derailed Has Had Multiple Accidents Before

The train tracks where an Amtrak train derailed as a result of a rockslide in Vermont on Monday has had 54 accidents since 2006, including 14 derailments, according to the New York Times.   According to federal records, the New England Central Railroad has had four accidents that involved debris on tracks since 2006. Since …

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Former ‘Housewives’ Star Jill Zarin Knocked Unconscious In Manhattan Car Crash

Former “Real Housewives of New York” star Jill Zarin, 51, was knocked unconscious and hospitalized in New York City on Friday after getting into a car crash on FDR Drive, according to various sources.   Zarin was with her publicist in the back seat of a car service riding from her Upper East Side home …

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Explosion, Building Collapse Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Missing, 3 Injured In Brooklyn

One person was killed, one person remains missing, and as many as three others were injured in a Saturday afternoon explosion that caused a residential building to collapse in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Officials have said that they believe the cause may have been a stove removal.   Ligia Puello, 64, was the woman killed in …

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