NYC officials propose increased fines and penalties for blocking fire hydrants after such incidents may have impacted firefighting efforts during fatal fires.

City Councilmember Joann Ariola is proposing legislation creating harsher penalties for drivers who block fire hydrants, following a deadly fire in Elmhurst, Queens, on Sunday.

They're on every street to keep you and your family safe. But some drivers are putting you and firefighters at risk.

More details are emerging about a fatal fire in Queens that killed an 83-year-old man on Sunday evening. The incident ...

A fire at a Queens apartment building killed a man over the weekend. When firefighters arrived, they found a fire hydrant ...

A raging fire killed an elderly man inside a Queens apartment building on Sunday evening, after firefighters’ efforts to ...

State fire code requires that unobstructed access to fire hydrants must be maintained at all times — with a space of 3 feet ...