An unattended Menorah was the cause of a fast moving fire in Queens, Monday night.
It happened at around 7:15PM in a two-story home at 73-35 173rd Street in the Hillcrest section of Queens.
Two NYPD officers from the 107th Precinct were in the neighborhood when they heard about the fire and rushed to the scene. They raced into the house and removed an elderly man even before firefighters got there.
Queens Hatzolah was on the scene in seconds, and transported both NYPD Officers to Northshore University Hospital. The elderly victim was transported in stable condition.
FDNY Marshals have confirmed that the cause of the fire was an unattended Menorah.
This is the second fire YWN is reporting this Chanukah involving an unattended Menorah. The first on was on Norwood Avenue in Manchester (UK).
YWN NOTES: Entire families have literally been KILLED due to unattended Menorahs. Please read this Halachic Analysis regarding extinguishing your Menorah before leaving your homes.
Per FDNY Fire Marshals: Cause of yesterday’s all-hands fire at 73-35 173rd St. in Queens was accidental, unattended religious candles (menorah) pic.twitter.com/qRw3dqcLBl
— FDNY (@FDNY) December 24, 2019
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Catchy headline. These cops are “hero’s”? Should we start another fund raiser for these 2 unsung heros?
Do we have any obligation not to imperil the lives of firefighters by leaving menorahs unattended?
huju, you fool, you forgot to ask about obligations to neighbors.
Not getting involved — YES, of course they are heroes! Read what they did:
“Two NYPD officers from the 107th Precinct were in the neighborhood when they heard about the fire and rushed to the scene. They raced into the house and removed an elderly man even before firefighters got there.”
YWN, and other Jewish media and mosdos have repeatedly provided warnings regarding the obvious sakanas nefesh of leaving burning candles unattended and yet there are still some mindless yidden who either don’t care or somehow assume its “bad luck” or some other nareshkeit to extinguish the candles if they have to leave their homes. We’ve also had cases of destructive fires from matzah bakeries that were improperly or illegally installed. As the above post correctly observes, its not only putting yourself and your own property at risk but also the lives of neighbors and first-responders for NO reason other than negligence, ignorance or some combination of both.