Gas-Fed Fire Ravages North Haledon Home Gas-Fed Fire Ravages North Haledon Home
Gas-Fed Fire Ravages North Haledon Home No injuries were reported in a heavy house fire in North Haledon. Fed by gas from a stove, the noontime blaze on Monday, Jan. 16, ravaged the two-story, wood-frame home across from the Salesian Sisters' Mary Help of Christians Academy on Belmont Avenue. PSE&G was called on a rush to cut the feed. Mutual aid firefighters included companies from Franklin Lakes, Haledon, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Paterson, Prospect Park and Wyckoff. The gas-fed fire ravaged the Belmont Avenue home in North Haledon.FRANKLIN LAKES FD
House Fire Doused In Rutherford House Fire Doused In Rutherford
House Fire Doused In Rutherford Firefighters made quick work of a house blaze in Rutherford. The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, on the second floor of the Vanderburgh Avenue home at the corner of Clark Avenue. Work apparently was being done at the home, responders said. Firefighters made quick work of the blaze on Vanderburgh Avenue in Rutherford.Jo Fehl Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down in under 20 minutes. The fire was officially declared under control soon after. No injuries were reported. At the scene of the Jan. 16 blaze on Vanderburgh Avenue in Rutherford.Jo Feh…
Kitty's Back: Elmwood Park Firefighter Rescues Frightened Feline From Smoky Blaze Kitty's Back: Elmwood Park Firefighter Rescues Frightened Feline From Smoky Blaze
Kitty's Back: Elmwood Park Firefighter Rescues Frightened Feline From Smoky Blaze An Elmwood Park fire lieutenant rescued a cat caught in a weekend evening house blaze. The blaze broke out in the basement, with smoke pushing up to the second floor of the Oak Street home near Market Street around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, responders said. Firefighters quickly knocked down the flames, preventing further damage. The fire was officially declared under control less than an hour after the call. Lt. Chris Gilmore found the frightened feline, who was brought outside, given oxygen and doing fine.
Massive Fire Burns Through Morris County Home Massive Fire Burns Through Morris County Home
Massive Fire Burns Through Morris County Home A massive house fire raged for hours in Jefferson Township as firefighters battled the blaze on Tuesday night, authorities say.  First responders were called to a home on Vassar Road in Newfoundland just after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 for a reported structure fire, county officials said.  On arrival, firemen saw the home "fully engulfed in flames," but found that the building had been safely evacuated. Multiple agencies across Morris and Passaic counties took "several hours" to extinguish the flames, authorities added.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Jeffer…
Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire
Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire Support is on the rise for a beloved father, brother, uncle, and grandfather who was left with nothing following last week’s devastating house fire in Hunterdon County. Several fire departments were called to assist at the scene of the massive blaze on Northwood Drive in High Bridge around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, DailyVoice.com previously reported. The home’s occupant, Kevin Pankuch, escaped through the front door and was airlifted to a nearby trauma center to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation after his slippers melted to his feet, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medi…
Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire
Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire Four people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation from an overnight house fire in Old Tappan, responders said. The blaze in the $1 million home at the end of a cul-de-sac on Parker Place broke out in the kitchen around 2:45 a.m. It immediately went to a second alarm on arrival, with a third alarm called roughly 20 minutes later. Old Tappan firefighters were met with heavy smoke at the Parker Place fire.OLD TAPPAN FD The Parker Place house fire in Old Tappan before dawn Saturday, Nov. 19 quickly went to three alarms.WOODCLIFF LAKE FD Firefighters had the blaze knocked down and under…
UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire
Update: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire A 95-year-old woman and two fellow residents – 71 and 65 – were identified Saturday as the victims found dead in a Clifton house fire. Three firefighters, a Clifton police officer and a fourth resident also were injured in the blaze in a corner house on Ladwick Lane at Renaissance Drive near Van Houten Avenue in the city’s Athenia section on Nov. 18, authorities said. Firefighters found two of the deceased victims on the second floor and another in the basement after the blaze broke out in the multi-family home around 7:30 p.m. Killed were: Helen Popovich, 95; Elaine Warga, 71; Steven W…
UPDATE: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border UPDATE: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border
Update: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border An early morning fire severely damaged an Upper Saddle River home near the New York State border on Friday. The fire broke out in the garage of the home on Rambling Brook Road in the northwest section of town -- barely 300 yards from the Rockland County line -- shortly before 6:30 a.m. Nov. 18, Police Detective Capt. Edward Kane said. It spread quickly, engulfing the rear of the home, responders said. All of the residents got out OK and no injuries were reported, Kane said. The three-alarm blaze, which went to four for coverage, was doused within 90 minutes, the captain said. Mutual aid…
One Flown To Trauma Center As Crews Douse Massive Hunterdon County House Fire (PHOTOS) One Flown To Trauma Center As Crews Douse Massive Hunterdon County House Fire (PHOTOS)
One Flown To Trauma Center As Crews Douse Massive Hunterdon County House Fire (Photos) One person was airlifted to a trauma center as crews doused a fully-involved house fire in Hunterdon County on Thursday, Nov. 17. (Scroll for photos). The High Bridge Fire Department responded to the blaze on Northwood Drive, the squad said. Initial reports came in around 10 p.m. Firefighters helped the occupant exit the home where South Branch Emergency Services took over and determined that the victim needed to be flown to a trauma center, HBFD said. Crews continued to knock down the quickly spreading blaze as other members were tasked with “evacuating and protecting the endanger exposu…
Woman Dies From Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire: Reports Woman Dies From Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire: Reports
Woman Dies From Smoke Inhalation In Warren County Fire: Reports Smoke inhalation claimed the life of a 68-year-old woman after a Warren County house fire Sunday night, reports say. Rohna Labruzzo was alone as firefighters responded to the blaze at her home on the 400 block of Victory Avenue in Pohatcong, LehighValleyLive said citing Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer. She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Phillipsburg and pronounced dead a short time later, the outlet says. An autopsy Monday ruled Labruzzo’s cause of death as smoke inhalation, according to WFMZ. Fire departments from Pohatcong, Alpha, and Stewartsville doused the blaze withi…
'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire 'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire
'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire A mom and five kids who lost their Little Ferry home in a ferocious fire will be getting some help from several heroes -- as in: sandwiches. The Little Ferry PAL is donating proceeds to the family from subs and such sold at Jersey Mike's on westbound Route 46 this Thursday, Nov. 17. The children, who range in age from 9 to 16, and their mom survived the weekend fire without injuries or their possessions. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and attic of the 2½-story Franklin Street home, quickly forcing them to work from the exterior, shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, N…
Park Ridge Family Loses All In Fire, Relatively Minor Injuries Reported Park Ridge Family Loses All In Fire, Relatively Minor Injuries Reported
Park Ridge Family Loses All In Fire, Relatively Minor Injuries Reported Loved ones and friends are rallying for a Park Ridge couple and their three young children who lost just about everything in a fire that sent four firefighters to the hospital. Authorities are investigating the cause of the two-alarm blaze, which broke out in the Henry Avenue home of Matt and Lisa Patterson shortly before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Meanwhile, family friend Janet Zakrzewska launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the family. GO TO: Tragic House Fire - Matt and Lisa Patterson "They are the most hardworking, genuine, kind-hearted and giving people that we know!!" Zakrzewska …