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Gas Leak
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Barrels Through Ramsey Apartment Building, Residents Evacuated (
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A Chevrolet pickup truck barreled through an apartment building in Ramsey, prompting an evacuation for residents on Friday morning, Nov. 8. Emergency responders were on scene at 460 Island Road at Regency Park, assessing the damage and working to ensure the stability of the building. Ramsey Alert: Please avoid Island Rd. and Regency park residents on the North, please evacuate your homes and move towards South side on Addison Pl. immediately Posted by Ramsey, NJ Office of Emergency Management on Friday, November 8, 2024 This morning, RFD and Rescue responded to a vehicle into a…
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold
Well over a dozen homes in Teaneck were evacuated in frigid temperatures following a dangerous gas leak. Alerted by a resident, a PSE&G crew found high natural gas readings coming from the area of a home on Larch Avenue between North Street and Kenwood Place shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, Teaneck Police Lt. Kevin Brennan said. “The readings were at levels that warranted an evacuation of all residences within 330 feet,” the lieutenant said. Teaneck police, firefighters and members of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps worked together to clear the neighborhood and secure the scene,…
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized Following Morris County Gas Leak (
Update
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A woman was hospitalized following a gas leak in Morris County, authorities said. According to Long Hill Township Police Lt. James Marczewski, the woman accidentally turned on the gas stove without igniting the burner at a home on Sunrise Drive shortly before 10:50 a.m. on Friday, May 20. The woman’s mother called 911 when she smelled gas and saw her daughter showing signs of an altered mental status, Lt. Marczewski told DailyVoice.com. The woman was then taken to Morristown Medical Center for further treatment.
Police & Fire
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…
Police & Fire
‘Worst Intersection In Town': South Jersey Accident Has Locals Fuming
A bad crash at an even worse South Jersey intersection has drivers fuming. One person was trapped inside a car in an accident at the intersection of Corkery Lane and Blackhorse Pike in Williamstown on Monday morning, according to the local fire department. A nearby gas leak may have also been caused by the crash, responders said. The wreck prompted outrage from locals on Facebook who say the intersection has a long history of being dangerous -- and apparently "too wide.” Residents fume over a notoriously dangerous South Jersey intersection.Williamstown Fire Department Firefighters and…
Police & Fire
Update
: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire
UPDATE: A ruptured gas line fed the fire that destroyed two retail shops and severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper's office Saturday on Main Street, authorities said. Columns of smoke that could be seen for miles as city firefighters battled the blaze, which they said apparently began in the retail businesses -- presumably closed because of the coronavirus pandemic – sometime after 5:30 p.m. The three-alarm fire also severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper’s offices next door. At the scene on Saturday.Rob Munson The site was evacuated before the roof collapsed. No injuries w…
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Temporarily Clears Neighboring Saddle Brook Homes
A gas leak in a vacant house forced the evacuation Thursday night of some neighboring homes in a Saddle Brook neighborhood. Residents were "advised it was safe to return to their homes" a short time after the leak was reported in the Colonial Avenue home near the Helen Smith school, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Police secured the scene and were joined by firefighters and EMS workers, the chief said. A PSE&G crew tended to the leak once firefighters gained entry, he said.
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak
Five Wyckoff homes were temporarily evacuated Wednesday after a gas line ruptured, authorities said. A PSE&G crew was removing an old gas meter at a home on Wild Duck Road -- a cul-de-sac off Midland Avenue -- when they ruptured the line around 10 a.m., Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Borough police and firefighters responded, he said. The crew capped the leak and completed the repairs, the lieutenant said. Residents were able to return before 11 a.m., he said. No injuries or property damage were reported, Soto said.
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Homes Temporarily Evacuated, Roads Closed After Work Crew Ruptures Gas Main
Two dozen residents in the immediate area had to leave their homes after a Glen Rock DPW crew ruptured a gas line while doing work on a sidewalk ramp Wednesday morning. Officials offered shelter at Borough Hall while repairs were done at the corner of Main Street and Argyle Road following the mishap just after 9:30 a.m. Police transported several residents who didn't have vehicles, Chief Dean Ackermann said. The De Boer Drive from northbound Route 208 was temporarily closed. Lower Main Street, Argyle Road and Southboro Lane were also temporarily blocked off. The evacuated homes…
Police & Fire
Update
: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies
UPDATE: A 48-year-old Ridgefield man who was burned on 80% of his body when an explosion leveled his Ridgefield home on Monday succumbed to his injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Mark Schellack, who lived alone, was rescued from beneath the rubble of his garage by an off-duty police officer who lives nearby and two uniformed borough officers following the explosion on Abbott Avenue near Elizabeth Street just before 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was first taken to Hackensack University Medical Center before being flown to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Family members summoned a prie…
Police & Fire
Gas Leak At Fair Lawn Construction Site Temporarily Closes Eastbound Route 4
A gas leak at a construction site temporarily closed eastbound Route 4 in Fair Lawn Tuesday morning. A contractor hit a gas mean at a building under construction between East and West Amsterdam avenues, the former site of the Spivak Lighting building, around 9:30 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Adjacent buildings were checked, as well. One lane of eastbound Route 4 was reopened around 10 a.m. before all lanes eventually were reopened. A PSE&G crew joined Fair Lawn police and firefighters at the scene. The gas leak temporarily closed eastbound Route 4 in Fair Lawn on Tuesday.Google…
Police & Fire
Gas Leak At Ramsey Dental Office Forces Evacuations, Jams Traffic
A gas leak at a Ramsey dentist's office forced the evacuations of adjacent businesses and residences while temporarily halting area traffic during the Wednesday evening rush. PSE&G controlled the leak at the intersection of East Main Street and Island Avenue but had to do repairs that will keep the eastbound lane of Main Street closed awhile, Police Chief Brian Gurney said. Police set up detours, the chief said, adding that westbound traffic was moving. No injuries were reported, he said. Anyone living or working within 300-foot radius of the leak was moved from the area until authori…
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Clears Half-Dozen Hawthorne Homes
Six Hawthorne homes were evacuated Saturday morning after a gas main leak. A Fire Department engine and Special Operations Unit and a PSE&G crew responded to the 9:30 a.m. 6th Avenue leak between Utter and Rea streets. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Someone Left A Stove On: Gas Leak Forces Lodi School Evacuation
Someone apparently left a stove on, releasing enough gas to force the evacuation of Wilson Elementary School in Lodi Thursday afternoon. Students and staff were fine, Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said. ****** ALSO SEE: Two robbers duct-taped a Lodi apartment tenant's mouth and neck, then assaulted him with knives and electrical cords before fleeing with his cellphone, wallet and cash, authorities said. https://garfield.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/lodi-pd-robbers-duct-tape-torture-tenant-take-phone-wallet-cash/737955/
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