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Burn Victim 'Completely Starting Over' After Fire Destroys Atlantic City Apartments: Fundraiser
A family was rallying to support a man sent to a Pennsylvania burn center after a massive fire broke out in an Atlantic City apartment building, displacing more than six dozen people. A GoFundMe page said a man named Gene was one of the two victims airlifted to the Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The five-alarm fire on the first block of South Georgia Avenue started at around 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 11. The GoFundMe page had raised $800 from at least 12 donations as of Tuesday, July 16. "It is an absolute miracle he’s still with us, b…
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Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police
A family of five from Camden County was displaced by an overnight apartment fire, authorities said. Businesses below the apartment, where the fire began, also were damaged, Gloucester Township police said. On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to 32 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a report of a structure fire. Arriving officers found heavy smoke coming from the building which contained several commercial businesses downstairs as well as an occupied upstairs residential apartment. All occupants were quickly evacuated and there w…
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'Lost Everything:' 20 People Without Homes In Wildwood Apartment Fire
A fire ripped through an apartment in Cape May County, leaving 20 people without homes, including a man and his pregnant wife. Wildwood firefighters were called to the building at 319 East Juniper Avenue just before 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the city's fire department said. The building has six apartments on two floors. Everyone got out of the building, but one person was airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital after suffering burns and smoke inhalation. A Wildwood police officer was treated at the scene for minor injuries after slipping on ice. Firefighters knocked down the flames…
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1 Killed, 2 Critical In Trenton Apartment Building Fire (
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One person was killed, a second was in critical condition and a third in extremely critical condition after a Trenton apartment building fire, authorities said. The fatal two-alarm fire broke out at about 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at 205-207 Hamilton Ave., Trenton police said. Ten residents were displaced as a result of the blaze, police said. The extremely critical victim had been taken to an area burn unit, police said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms
Hackensack firefighters caught two children tossed to them by their parents during an overnight apartment building blaze. The city's bravest arrived at the four-story brick building on Prospect Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, to find several residents on the fire escapes trying to flee the second-floor blaze. Other children, as well as adults, were rescued safely after two youngsters were dropped to the firefighters from the escapes. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. Several tenants were displaced, however, and went to stay with relatives. The Red Cross ass…
Police & Fire
Families Displaced, 1 Hurt By Toms River Apartment House Fire
Two families were displaced and one person was seriously hurt in an apartment house fire, authorities said. On Sunday, Oct. 23, at approximately 11:20 p.m., multiple police and fire units were dispatched to Edgewood Drive for a reported apartment structure fire, Toms River police said. Upon arrival, there were many residents already outside and knocking on doors to assist in evacuating the building. Officers were met by residents Jordan Finkle and Dominic Dowd, who said that they had just assisted in rescuing a woman from the burning apartment and, although they d…
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: Resident Identified In Fatal Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze
Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing, 11 Ridge Road, RidgewoodBoyd …
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Serious Apartment House Fire Battled In Central Jersey (
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Firefighters were battling a serious fire in an apartment building in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The two-alarm fire broke out at about noon on Tuesday,, March 22 on Essex Street in Carteret, initial reports said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Serious 3-Alarm Apartment House Fire Reported In Central Jersey (
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Firefighters were battling a three-alarm blaze in a three-story apartment house in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The heavy fire broke out at about 8 a.m. on Northumberland Way in South Brunswick, initial reports said. Command was reporting that the fire was being fought in defensive mode only. As firefighters arrived, "victims were hanging from the windows," according to an unconfirmed report. This is a developing news sotry. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Firefighters Battle Apartment House Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing
Firefighters were battling a serious apartment house fire in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire was reported at about 10:30 a.m. Friday at 3218 Ravens Crest Drive in Plainsboro, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the third-floor rear was fully involved. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century
UPDATE: At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday when a fire tore through a high-rise Bronx apartment building -- a blaze that New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "one of the worst that we have witnessed during modern times.” The cause of the five-alarm fire? A "malfunctioning electric space heater” in a bedroom of a duplex apartment on the second and third floors of the 19-story building, NYFD Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. A door to the apartment was left open, filling the building with smoke, Nigro told reporters. All of the children killed were 16 years old a…
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Firefighters Battle Apartment House Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing
Firefighters were battling a major fire at an apartment building in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out at about 1 p.m. at 307 Shrewsbury Ave. in Red Bank, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that heavy fire was showing from multiple apartments. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Carteret Fire: Relentless Blaze Collapses Apartment Building, 75 People Displaced
UPDATED: Firefighters were battling a major apartment building fire on Friday in Carteret, authorities said. Flames blew through the Bristol Station Court, bringing crews to the scene around 1:30 p.m. About 30 minutes later, the fire had been upgraded to a three-alarm blaze and there was an unconfirmed report of a "major roof collapse." As of 3:15 p.m., the structure had collapsed in multiple places and there were unconfirmed reports of possible entrapments. Fortunately, there were no fatalities and no life-threatening injuries to tenants, passersby or first responders, Carteret police an…
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Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire
UPDATE: A fund established to aid Hurricane Sandy victims will go toward helping families displaced by a fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries in the six-alarm fire on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, which ignited Saturday afternoon, continued through the night and collapsed portions of the five-story brick building. Authorities initially feared the worst when a resident was unaccounted for, Mayor Mark Sokolich said, but that tenant apparently is out of the country. The Red Cros…
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: Bodycam Footage Shows South Jersey Police Rescuing Residents From Burning Apartment
Police officers in South Jersey rescued an elderly tenant and can be seen evacuating others from a burning apartment building. One of the officer's body cameras captured the live rescue on video. At about 9 p.m. on Saturday, Winslow police officer Jarel. Ferren was patrolling near the apartment complex at the corner of Church Road and Sickler Avenue, the department reported on Facebook. Ferren saw flames coming from the rear sliding door of an apartment which could be seen from the roadway, police said. Ferren quickly notified the communication center for an urgent response from…
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Lakewood Woman, 58, Hospitalized With Serious Burns In Six-Story Apartment Fire
A Lakewood woman suffered serious burns over most of her body during an apartment building fire early Wednesday, authorities said. The general alarm fire broke out in the six-story multi-family brick Peter Ward Apartment building at 100 Woehr Ave. just before 2 a.m., according to reports. Two victims were found inside a second-floor apartment including a 58-year-old woman with second- and third-degree burns on 80% of her body, according to an initial unconfirmed report. The blaze was contained to one apartment in the mid-rise building, Lakewood Fire Department officials said. …
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35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire
An apartment house fire in Edison destroyed 11 apartments, ousting at least 35 tenants from their units, authorities said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Parsonage Road building when firefighters arrived around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Some tenants were able to return to their homes to collect some belongings -- others lost everything, Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth Jr. said. One township firefighter suffered a hand injury and was expected to be treated and released, Toth said. The Red Cross and township Health Department assisted in relocating everyone evacuated fr…
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Firefighters Douse Teaneck Apartment Complex Blaze
No injuries were reported after a Wednesday afternoon fire on the top floor of a four-story Teaneck apartment complex. The three-alarm blaze at the brick Walraven Apartments building on Ayers Court broke out shortly after 4 p.m. It spread through the cockloft into the walls, damaging at least two apartments, responders said. Ridgefield Park, Hackensack, Bergenfield and Englewood firefighters were among those who assisted their Teaneck colleagues. No serious injuries were reported.Yaniv Besterman Firefighters from several communities assisted their Teaneck colleagues.Yaniv Besterman
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Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building
Firefighters battled a Sunday blaze that severely damaged a Haledon apartment building. The second-floor fire across the cockloft of the Belmont Avenue building, partially collapsing the roof and dropping part of the flaming cornice and soffit into the street. No injuries were reported in the fire, which went to three alarms for coverage after igniting around 4:30 p.m. There was no immediate word on how many people were displaced. Assisting Haledon firefighters at the scene or in coverage were their colleagues from Franklin Lakes, Paterson, Prospect Park, Wayne and Wyckoff, among others…
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