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Propane Tank Explosion
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Launches Block During 3-Alarm Fire In Maywood, 5 Firefighters Hospitalized
Five firefighters were hospitalized after a three-alarm house fire sent a propane tank flying more than a block down a Bergen County street, officials said. At around 2:24 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, the Maywood Fire Department was dispatched to 37 Terrace Ave. for reports of a house fire and explosion, the department said. 3 alarm. 7/25/25 at approximately 14:24 the Maywood Fire Dept was dispatched to 37 Terrace Ave for a report house fire... Posted by Maywood Fire Department NJ on Saturday, July 26, 2025 Arriving crews confirmed a working fire and struck a second and third ala…
Brentwood, NY
News
Man Killed In Overnight Fire At Long Island Home
A man has been found dead hours after a fire tore through a Long Island home. Firefighters were called at around 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, for a fire at a Melville house located on Wilmington Drive near Westbourne Lane. Nearly 100 firefighters from multiple departments spent two hours working to get the fire under control, officials said. Flames eventually spread to much of the home, causing its roof to collapse. The blaze was deemed under control by 6:30 a.m. Crews spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon using excavators to search the debris for any victims. Shortly after 1…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County
Officials from Johns Hopkins Hospital confirmed that Robert Kellogg has died from his injuries three months after his camper trailer exploded outside a Harford County business. Kellogg, 38, died on Saturday, Jan. 21 after more than 60 percent of his body suffered extensive burns outside B&T Services on Pulaski Highway in Joppa in October. The Harford County Sheriff's Office was the first to arrive at the scene and found Kellogg with severe burns and fire engulfing a 30-foot camper trailer between two buildings, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Kellogg, who was an employee…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Lost Dog Returns Home After Longmeadow Fire Where Propane Tank Exploded: Officials
A Longmeadow garage over the weekend escalated when a propane tank inside exploded, burning cars and causing problems for firefighters. The blaze on Dunn Road began around 8:30 p.m., the Longmeadow Fire Department said. When firefighters arrived, the entire home's garage was engulfed. And putting it out was not an easy proposition, though they were able to save the home from being destroyed. Shortly after engaging with the fire, though, the propane tank erupted. Complicating matters even more, a water main broke on West, which sent firefighters in search of help from nearby crews. Shake…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Faulty Propane Tank Goes Up In Flames Behind Sussex County ShopRite
A propane tank went up in flames behind a Sussex County ShopRite store Wednesday night, authorities said. The Byram Township Fire Department responded to the ShopRite on Route 206 and found that the propane system feeding the building was malfunctioning, officials said. The department safe-guarded the area while the gas company arrived and isolated the faulty equipment that was causing the blaze. Byram Township firefighters stayed at the scene until the fire was fully extinguished. Last night Byram Fire was dispatched to a propane tank on fire behind ShopRite on 206. Chief 1 was firs…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Firefighters Knocked Back When Propane Tank Explodes In Elmwood Park House Blaze
An explosion during a pre-dawn fire that gutted an Elmwood Park home knocked three firefighters to the ground, authorities said. All three were checked out at a local hospital before being released without injury, said Michael Foligno, who is the borough's police chief and business administrator. The homeowner and a roommate tried to douse the flames after the fire ignited in a first-floor computer room on Palsa Avenue just off River Drive near Route 46 around 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 28, Foligno said. But "the fire became larger, which forced them to evacuate," he said. A propane tank…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island House Fire Causes Propane Tanks To Explode
Propane tanks exploded after they got too hot when a house fire broke out on Long Island. First responders in Nassau County were dispatched to a 7th Street home in East Meadow at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, when a house fire broke out that left two homes with damage. Crews from the East Meadow and North Bellmore Fire Departments were able to knock down the flames, though, in the process, two propane tanks ruptured due to the heat of the flames, damaging the siding of a neighbor’s home, Nassau County Police said. According to reports, neighbors could hear the explosion from …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border
Firefighters battled a Monday afternoon blaze fueled by a propane tank in the rear of a Mahwah home at the New York border. The fire was reported around 3:20 p.m. on Doremus Road in Mahwah just off East Crescent Avenue (which becomes Church Road in NY), barely 500 yards from the Airmont line. Flames spread to the eaves and parts of the interior of the home as firefighters from several companies converged on the scene. The fire then went to three alarms for coverage about 45 minutes later. Assisting township firefighters were, among others, their colleagues from Suffern, Tallman, Ramsey, …
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Ignites Fire At Norwalk Home
Lightning caused a massive structure fire at a house in Norwalk. Firefighters responded to a reported lightning strike to a home on Richlee Road, Monday, Aug. 19 at 4:50 p.m., said the fire department. While responding, the call was upgraded to a working structure fire, with the occupant leaving the home with his two dogs, according to Norwalk Fire. When responders arrived at the split-level ranch-style home, the rear corner was heavily engulfed and had worked its way into the interior of the home, the fire department said. Firefighters gained entry through the front door to fight the fir…
