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Fire at Rabbi Osdoba’s Home

A fire broke out at the home of Crown Heights Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba Friday afternoon. The cause was an appliance used by his tenant. No one was harmed. More

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to #4
May 6, 2012 8:18 pm

sara osdoba’s grandfather!!

relative
May 6, 2012 6:09 pm

It was not the lint or the vent that caused the fire, it was the drummer of the dryer that broke causing the spinner to stop, it then got overheated and caught fire.

farbrenter Chosid
May 6, 2012 5:13 pm

Have the mezuzahs been checked???

number sixteen
May 6, 2012 1:21 pm

yes it is

# 4
May 6, 2012 12:17 pm

sHAINA IS THAT YOU?

Danger Dryer vents
May 6, 2012 10:52 am

Please change old plastic dryer vent for new approved metal dryer vent .
Lint collecting in dryer bottom ignites by heat flame spreads up the plastic dryer vent hose inrto home, new metal hose is fire proof. change it $15.00 can save you $$$ Pace Hardware on Empire has it

insurance
May 6, 2012 2:30 am

everyone who rents an apartment should have renters insurance which is not very costly but would be insured for there personal items.

B''H glad all is well
May 6, 2012 12:21 am

Kol HaKavod HaRov Osdoba. We love you and your tireless work for our community.

FOR YOUR INFO!!
May 5, 2012 11:48 pm

The young couple living down stairs have been married for all of 5 months and have now been left homeless with major damages to all their property from the fire, the water and of course smoke. Both their parents are shluchim and live very far and in another country. Yes, they got out alive BH but, they are left with not very much. beds, linen, furniture, clothes, household stuff all got ruined. Any one who wishes to help them can do so by contacting her aunt Devorah Golomb at 718-467-1986. No one should have to go through such an ordeal… Read more »

Sara Osdoba
May 5, 2012 11:42 pm

there are many sara osdoba’s. which one are you reffering to?

B''H
May 5, 2012 11:29 pm

Thank G-d everyones safe! We should have the rebuilding of the Beis HaMikdosh with Moshiach NOW, then we all would have perfect homes 🙂

Re the tenants
May 5, 2012 11:06 pm

They are a kollel couple who have recently got married and are now homeless and have lost all their belongings.
Can the good people of CH come forward to help please?

BE WELL
May 4, 2012 6:41 pm

NOCH A SREIFE VERT MEN REICH

B"H no one was hurt...
May 4, 2012 6:22 pm

any dadmage to his home?

Boruch hashem
May 4, 2012 6:16 pm

Very little damage and no one was hurt,
Noch a sreifa vert men Reich!

i think you can all undersatand
May 4, 2012 6:07 pm

the message is clear in the days of sefirah veda”l

anyone answer please!
May 4, 2012 5:59 pm

does anyone know if this is Sara Osdoba’s father?

Thank G-d everyone is fine.
May 4, 2012 5:47 pm

It seems as if the whole CH is there!

segula to become rich
May 4, 2012 5:46 pm

May he be blessed with ashirus

lol
May 4, 2012 5:44 pm

it was the dryer

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