Operations & Training

Video Shows Man Setting Cars Ablaze in the Bronx

Aug. 21, 2024

An infant was transported for smoke inhalation after a fire was set on a porch, FDNY officials said.

Susan Nicol

An arson spree that left a two-month-old boy with smoke inhalation is under investigation in the Bronx.

Surveillance video from a barbershop showed a man pouring an accelerant on a car and igniting it, abc7 reported.

A baby was transported to Jacobi Hospital after the suspect started a fire on a porch.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.