Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops
Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police sa…
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police A 21-year-old mechanic was burned when a can of brake cleaner exploded inside a Bridgewater car dealership, police said. Bridgewater Township officers responded to Ray Catena Infiniti at 1350 US-22 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, just before noon for a report of an injured employee, authorities said. The employee had been working at the Infiniti Service Center when he attempted to pick up a can of brake cleaner near a receptacle filled with dirty, hot engine oil, police said. The can exploded, spraying the mechanic with hot engine oil and sparking a small fire, officials said. A fire extinguisher w…
Nursing Home Fire: One Hospitalized In Blaze At CareOne In Oradell Nursing Home Fire: One Hospitalized In Blaze At CareOne In Oradell
Nursing Home Fire: One Hospitalized In Blaze At CareOne In Oradell At least one person was hospitalized after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Oradell on Saturday morning, Feb. 15, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The fire reportedly started in the facility’s kitchen, prompting a massive response from firefighters across Bergen County, who assisted Oradell Fire Department crews in extinguishing the blaze, Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 02/15/2025: At least one (1) person was transported by ambulance to a hospital in connection with... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Saturday, February 15, 2025 Photo(s) of the day, 02/15/2025:…
VIDEO: 10 Families Displaced By Leonia Condo Fire, Officials Say VIDEO: 10 Families Displaced By Leonia Condo Fire, Officials Say
Video: 10 Families Displaced By Leonia Condo Fire, Officials Say Thirty-four people from 10 different families were displaced by a fire that tore through an apartment complex in Leonia on Friday morning, Feb. 14, officials said (scroll for video). The blaze broke out in a condominium complex along Grand Avenue around 8:30 a.m., bringing fire companies from surrounding towns to the scene. Photos from the scene show flames and smoke coming from multiple buildings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewjersey Leonia Fire Chief John Dunn tells News12 the fire is believed to have started i…
41 Victims Displaced By Bogota Apartment Fire 41 Victims Displaced By Bogota Apartment Fire
41 Victims Displaced By Bogota Apartment Fire Forty-one people from 13 families were displaced and one person was hospitalized by a fire that ripped through a Bogota building Sunday, Feb. 10 officials said. The Bogota Fire Department responded to reports of smoke coming from the building around 2 p.m. Engine 1 arrived first on the scene and stretched a hose line to the top floor, where flames were found in the cockloft, fire officials said. Firefighters aggressively battled the fire for nearly an hour before transitioning to a defensive attack to contain the flames. It took crews several hours to bring the fire under control. One vict…
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire A Flemington family of five is reeling after a fire destroyed their home on Saturday, Feb. 8.  This morning at 1133 Hours, the Rescue Squad was dispatched with Flemington Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid... Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Saturday, February 8, 2025 While the family escaped safely, with one child sustaining minor injuries, the blaze left them with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to a GoFundMe campaign by Fatima Ledesma.  The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the fire at 11:33 a.m…
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO) Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO)
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (Video) A motor home in Fairfield was fully engulfed in flames on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. 🔹Motor Home Catches Fire on Camp Lane, No Injuries Reported🔹 🔹Fairfield (NJ) – On February 2, 2025, at approximately... Posted by Fairfield Police Department - Essex County, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2025 At 8:48 p.m., Fairfield officers and Fairfield firefighters responded to Camp Lane for the fire, Fairfield police said. All occupants were safely out of the home, police said. The Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Wayne Fire Department quickly exti…
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS) Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS)
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (Videos) An explosion rocked Northeast Philadelphia after a medical jet crashed into a densely populated area, igniting multiple fires and injuring people both in the air and on the ground, authorities told Daily Voice. A Mexican-registered Learjet 55, registered as XA-UCI, crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Aerial view over Philadelphia crash site pic.twitter.com/DC48p3K2ff — TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 1, 2025 Flight data s…
Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials
Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple floors of an East Rutherford high-rise building suffered water damage after a fire broke out Sunday, Jan. 26, fire officials said. Fire crews rushed to 1 Meadowlands Plaza after a fire alarm activated at the multi-story high-rise office building around 3:45 p.m. The East Rutherford Fire Department arrived to find that the building's sprinkler system had successfully extinguished a fire within an air handler unit located in the penthouse, officials said. Due to the size of the building and potential hazards, a second alarm was issued to ensure enough manpower was available. Respondi…
Fiery Crash Involving Fallen Wires Outside SoJo Spa Knocks Power In Edgewater Fiery Crash Involving Fallen Wires Outside SoJo Spa Knocks Power In Edgewater
Fiery Crash Involving Fallen Wires Outside SoJo Spa Knocks Power In Edgewater Hundreds of Edgewater residents were left without power on Sunday morning, Jan. 19, following a fiery crash. The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. outside SoJo Spa at 725 River Road, and left wires across the roadway, the fire department said. Richard Madonna, who was shopping at Trader Joe's on River Road at the time, said the lights went out suddenly. Stepping outside, he spotted a car engulfed in flames across the street.  According to the PSE&G outage map, approximately 380 residents in Edgewater were affected by the power outage. Crews were dispatched to assess the damage …
Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Bergen County House Fire Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Bergen County House Fire
Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Bergen County House Fire Authorities have identified the victim of Sunday night, Jan. 5's fatal house fire in Glen Rock. Firefighters found 82-year-old Frederick Visser unconscious on the first floor of 15 Birchwood Road shortly after the 9:21 p.m. fire broke out, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. First responders began CPR at the scene before Visser was taken to The Valley Hospital. He was later pronounced dead, Musella said. The fire did not appear to be suspicious in nature, said Musella, who did not reveal a cause.