Teams worked to get the fire out. The massive flames lighting up the sky on 37th street in sunnyside wednesday night, more than 250 firefighters battling the raging fire as the warehouse burned. Inside a flammable combination fueling the burst of flames that could be seen and smelled for miles. Had a lot of wood, had a lot of lacquers, thinners, painters, paint in the shop spread. It was like a weird immense smell. It was really strong. Reporter the warehouse, listed as new york custom interior Millwork Corporation, a familyowned woodwork and interior design company. No employees were nz the building when the flames began around 7 30 p. M. It took crews four hours to get it under control. The chief urging people who live nearby to take precautions. Close your windows. Combustion. We asked that question right away, whats burning, but we hope most of it is consumed in the fire. Reporter and four firefighters did suffer some minor injuries during that fire fight. As for the cause of what
Innocent bystander was killed as a result of this shootout. The police scene now stretching for blocks here on 198th street, evidence markers show the bullet casings left over from this shootout early this morning. Sources say the commotion started out in the street and then spread inside the store. They say that someone flagged two Police Officers down who went into the store and they were approached by a 30year old suspect who grabbed one of the officers guns and began firing. A second officer responding back with shots, and thats once in the torso and that innocent bystander was shot and killed. Now, witnesses say they saw the bystander being taken out of the deli. They say he is a 49yearold man, a store employee, well known in the neighborhood who was just cleaning the shop at the time. I was upstairs in my apartment, and i just kept on hearing a whole bunch of shots. It actually didnt even sound like shots, so, you know, after about five or six of them went rounds went off. Fright
Didnt return home from jogging. She was found in this grassy area near a bike path around four hours later, around 11 15 last night, just a few blocks from her home, and she was pronounced dead here at the scene. Now, investigators say that her death does appear to be suspicious and this brush area where she was found is just across the street from a residential neighborhood where residents this morning say they know, . . You see so close by, it really a shock. Really a shock. I feel bad for the parents. She went jogging, you know, and she never, you know, returned home. I think somebody had to find her. Ed sad and shocking that its right in your back yard, and if you hear Something Like this going on, crazy. Very sad. Reporter again, evidence as they try to piece together what happened in this case. So far, though, police have not confirmed the identity of that victim. Reporting live this morning from howard beach, queens, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. All right, janelle, thank you. Ne
And thunderstorms. Unsettled weather is moving in for the weekend. Lets take a look. Here are our temperatures. 74 degrees in central park. 63 for monticello. 69 in somerville, new jersey. Dew points in the 60s across the board. Close to 70s in some locations. When we approach 70 we consider that to be sticky typically entopic county right now. Poised to move in to new jersey. Heres your hour by hour forecast. We are expecting a High Temperature today, about 84 degrees. When you factor in the humidity, it will feel more like 89 degrees. We have lots of clouds. We are expecting some showers and thunderstorms. Ill have more about that coming up in your full forecast. For now ill send it back to you. Thank you. Police say a man on a in the way. Investigators say hes burglarized several apartments in midtown. Cbs 2s ali boaman joins us live. Reporter the man carried out jewelry and computers. Authorities are releasing surveillance photos. Take a look at the man authorities are searching fo
Silver car got out and was running. Loved ones are lighting candle thes at the scene looking at the damage on fulton street after the hitandrun accident. The nypd collision unit now on scene, and they said the driver lost control at Chestnut Street and slammed into two parked cars before hitting the pedestrians, identified them as 41 maldanodo and a 61yearold did not survive as well. His friends and Family Members are come together scene. Israel was just hanging out this evening at the bar his brother owns. They are grown and have children of their own, and every dollar in their pocket reporter and police say speed is a factor in the fatal crash, and as you can see, the investigation is still ongoing. They are looking for the person who was behind the wheel and took off running down fulton street, and they said again, speed is a factor. Not sure if nothing or it was a stolen car situation. We are waiting on those factors. Magdalena doris. No hard in hackensack. At i80 the exit afternoo