24/7 LiveNew York CityNew JerseyLong IslandNorthern SuburbsConnecticut

7-Day Forecast

Live

The Loop

Keep WABC on the Air 

2026 World Cup

Understanding Alzheimer's

Celebrate America

More News

Mayor Mamdani

Famous Deaths

Your Money & Savings

ABC Price Tracker

Submit News Tips

TV Listings

Podcasts

Fire Escape

9-year-old boy who died after Bronx window fall identified

  • May 22, 2023

9-year-old boy dies after falling from Bronx apartment window

  • May 21, 2023

5 females accused of climbing fire escape, burglarizing NYC apartment

  • Apr 18, 2021

Burglar climbs down NYC fire escape, smashes window with brick

  • Dec 12, 2019

NJ police lieutenant saves 2 when van bursts into flames

  • Apr 11, 2019

NYPD: 2 arrested on fire escape after shakedown, kidnapping

  • Oct 2, 2018

15-year-old girl dies after 5-story fall from fire escape

  • Sep 4, 2018

NYPD: Woman wakes up to find man breaking in from fire escape

  • Apr 24, 2018

Latest Videos

0:41

Child hurt after falling from building fire escape in Harlem

  • Jul 8, 2023
1:08

9-year-old boy falls to his death from fire escape in the Bronx

  • May 21, 2023
0:21

5 women accused of climbing fire escape, burglarizing NYC apartment

  • Apr 18, 2021
2:10

Woman, child escape apparent house explosion in Suffolk County

  • Dec 10, 2020
1:14

Burglar climbs down NYC fire escape, smashes window with brick

  • Dec 12, 2019
2:48

NYPD: 2 arrested on fire escape after Brooklyn shakedown turns into kidnapping

  • Oct 2, 2018
1:50

15-year-old girl dies after 5-story fall from Manhattan fire escape

  • Sep 3, 2018
0:22

15-year-old girl falls from fire escape in Manhattan, dies

  • Sep 3, 2018

Latest Stories

7 On Your Side Investigates: Thousands of New York City fire escapes rust away without inspection

A step that fell seven stories from a fire escape killed a man in SoHo two weeks ago. It also exposed the city's weak oversight of these aging structures.

  • Feb 27, 2018

Man dies after piece of fire escape fell 7 stories in SoHo

The incident happened at the intersection of Howard Street and Broadway in SoHo around 1:30 p.m.

  • Feb 20, 2018

Police: Man climbed up fire escape in Bronx sex assault

Officials say the suspect climbed the fire escape and entered into the victim's bedroom window on Thieriot Avenue in the Soundview section around 1 a.m. this past Sunday.

  • Sep 14, 2017

15-year-old boy dies in 5-story fall from Bronx fire escape

The teen, identified as Leonardo Marmolejos, was discovered in the courtyard behind the building on Briggs Avenue in the Bedford Park section around 6:15 a.m.

  • Aug 31, 2017

Toddler rescued after climbing out window onto fire escape in Manhattan

Someone spotted the 2-year-old boy at about 10:45 a.m. and called 911. The apartment is located at Third Avenue and East 30th Street in Kips Bay.

  • Jul 15, 2016