{"id":126916,"date":"2026-02-08T16:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/126916\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:41:08","slug":"firefighter-injured-in-si-apartment-fire-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/126916\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter injured in SI apartment fire Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5J5DE4AJZBEWLGBSQ5LHBPHDB4\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The FDNY fought fire amidst dangerously cold temperatures Sunday, with one firefighter injured at a Graniteville apartment building blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZHHU3O2CYFC5JBHHSPBXTUTFZQ\">A call about a fire on the first floor of a two-story apartment building at 1300 Richmond Ave. came in around 6:40 a.m., according to a spokesperson from the FDNY.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QOBW3RQV4BFMXKTGJOYD4SN5BQ\">At the time, wind chills had sent real-feel temperatures below zero.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nws apartment fire\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/YDVD37U2YJGKPJHVBIBGYHEES4.jpg\"  \/>Fire marshals arrive to investigate an early morning fire at 1300 Richmond Ave. in Graniteville on Sunday, Feb. 8 2026.(Advance\/SILive.com | Mike Matteo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RY3CWGD54BDUHIMMGWT7HMJUNY\">About 80 fire and EMS personnel responded, bringing the blaze under control by 7:15 a.m., around half an hour after the call, according to the FDNY spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3FS46I66JRAYTAFCIU5ZXNDYWY\">Four people were evaluated by EMS on the scene but refused transportation to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JEZXOZIRGVBH3PMN5JVVTNADIA\">One firefighter was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton with minor injuries, according to the FDNY.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nws apartment fire\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FKBTRKLTZJB47MDRNV3QDO35WM.jpg\"  \/>A damaged apartment after after the FDNY responded to a fire at 1300 Richmond Ave. in Graniteville on Sunday.(Advance\/SILive.com | Mike Matteo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7M3Y5RL5UVGPZIE5J3QQ7IVGG4\">Fire marshals were notified and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4I7JW2WTSZCV5CF5Z4VI2HSBOE\">An Advance\/SILive.com reporter on the scene noted extensive damage to a front, lower-level apartment at 1300 Richmond Ave.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nws apartment fire\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JMH6LA7OI5EYZLHLYTN2CPMB7E.jpg\"  \/>Debris from an early morning apartment fire at 1300 Richmond Ave. in Graniteville on Sunday.(Advance\/SILive.com | Mike Matteo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2SI36KZE2FC3TBZ2Y3XOUAFZEU\">Windows were broken and there was extensive damage from fire and smoke inside the apartment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ALD7OIBBWBAFJLJKBE5HCR5GJY\">A neighbor expressed concern for the apartment\u2019s resident. Words could be seen scrawled inside the apartment, on the bedroom wall and a mirror. At least part of the writing said \u201cHillary Clinton\u201d on one wall and \u201cCDC\u201d in another section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The FDNY fought fire amidst dangerously cold temperatures Sunday, with one firefighter injured at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-126916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}