Roman Amatitla, 38, of Calamus Avenue, told a homicide detective from the 109th Precinct in Flushing that he set the fire because he had been in a fight at work that morning and needed to get his anger out.
Battalion Chief Nathan Leal stated that 28 firefighters responded to the fire, with the first engine arriving within two minutes of the call, effectively controlling the situation by 1:20 AM.
Service between several Line 2 and on Line 1 subway stations in Toronto are temporarily shut down Tuesday morning due to a fire at Bloor-Yonge station, said the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) on social media. Shuttle buses will be running between St George and Broadview stations on Line 2 and Rosedale and College on Line 1, said the TTC. It said shuttle buses will not be stopping at Bloor-Yonge Station.
A regular customer, a bus driver, heard a cackling sound from his sunbed and got dressed quickly before the explosion occurred. Smoke started to accumulate, leading to an explosion that forced staff to evacuate.
A blaze destroyed a two-storey flat in Lewisham, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Fabian Henry, a talented footballer, who was remembered fondly by family and friends.
A 12-year-old boy died in a fire in Lewisham, south London. Despite emergency services' efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman, aged 54, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The fire damaged a maisonette and part of the building's external fascia. Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze, which was brought under control by 2am. Investigators are working to determine the fire's cause, which is not currently deemed suspicious.
A fire broke out at a mixed-use building on Electric Avenue in Brixton, leading to the closure of Brixton Underground station. London Fire Brigade reported that the affected area is a storage section at the rear of the building.