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One Person Killed In Middlesex County House Fire
First responders were called to a fatal house fire on Wednesday morning in Middlesex County. The fire was reported on South Inman Avenue in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township about 9 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly, but one victim was found dead in the basement, according to initial reports. The home belonged to a family of five, according to the Red Cross of New Jersey. The name of the 21-year-old victim has not been released. A message posted on Twitter by the Red Cross of New Jersey about Wednesday's fatal house fire.Twitter/ Red Cross New Jersey “Our disaster mental…
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5 Pet Snakes Rescued, 2 Dogs Dead In Christmas Eve Fire That Ravaged Metuchen Family's Home
Support is surging for a Metuchen family following a Christmas Eve fire that ravaged their home, killing their two dogs, family members and neighbors say. The fire at the Mojica family's Park Place house broke out at approximately 8:25 p.m. -- about 10 minutes after they'd left for the night, fire officials and family members said. The home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, as flames consumed all three floors. Firefighters rescued five pet snakes from the basement, although two family dogs died, the Metuchen Fire Department said. More than $21,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe…
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Man, 63, Dies In Piscataway House Fire
A 63-year-old man died in a Piscataway house fire Saturday. Smoke billowed from 827 Maple Ave., as firefighters arrived following a neighbor's 9-1-1 call, police said. Fire responders pulled the unconscious victim and started performing CPR, before he was taken to JFK Medical Center, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The New Market Fire Company, PSE&G, Piscataway Office of Emergency Management and the Piscataway Fire Inspector responded. Police did not release the victim's identity.
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Lawnmower Fire Ravages Central Jersey Home
A Central Jersey home was damaged in a fire that started from lawn mower being stored on the side of the house, then spread to a nearby propane grill on Friday afternoon, officials said. A pair of South Brunswick police officers who spotted smoke coming from a home on Richford Road around 2 p.m. notified dispatch and evacuated the home, along with two others. All three South Brunswick fire companies responded to the home, where heavy smoke on one side of the house had spread along the wall, into the attic and roof, police said. which had been evacuated, and had heavy smoke on one side and …
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: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (
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UPDATE: A dog was rescued but two cats died in a raging fire Saturday night in Garfield that engulfed one home, destroyed another and damaged a third, displacing six families, authorities said. Garfield Police Sgt. Pedro Gongora, Officers Sebastian Tyburski and Noah Murphy and Detective Sgt. Marc Amos arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. to find a Van Winkle resident fleeing his home out the back with his dog, Capt. Richard Uram said. The first house soon was fully involved. The blaze quickly ravaged a neighboring home and spread to the third. Fourteen mutual aid companies responded to assist…
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: Multi-Alarm Fire Engulfs Garfield Homes
UPDATE: A dog was rescued but two cats died in a raging fire Saturday night in Garfield that engulfed one home, destroyed another and damaged a third, displacing six families, authorities said. Garfield Police Sgt. Pedro Gongora, Officers Sebastian Tyburski and Noah Murphy and Detective Sgt. Marc Amos arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. to find a Van Winkle resident fleeing his home out the back with his dog, Capt. Richard Uram said. The first house soon was fully involved. The blaze quickly ravaged a neighboring home and spread to the third. Fourteen mutual aid companies responded to assist…
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: Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire
UPDATED: An elderly woman died Monday after a fire at her home in Middlesex County, authorities said. The fire was not suspicious in origin, Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash said. The 72-year-old woman lived alone in the two-story house, Dudash said. Her name was not released pending notification of her family. The woman was found in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene, Dudash said. The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, Dudash said. More than 20 firefighters responded to the two-story home after a passerby called to report seeing fla…
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Manchester Firefighters Battle House Fire
Firefighters were at the scene of a house fire, with heavy smoke, in Manchester Township, authorities said. There was heavy fire throughout the home at 318 Beckerville Road, according to initial reports about 3 p.m. Wednesday. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Hawthorne House Fire Doused
Firefighters doused an early-morning house blaze Tuesday in Hawthorne. Heavy fire in the rear extended into the attic of the two-story, wood-frame Union Street home after igniting shortly after 6:30 a.m., responders said. Firefighters had the main body of the two-alarm blaze knocked down within 15 minutes. MORE PHOTOS: Fireground Buff Network LLC ****** VIDEO: A bear cub who apparently didn’t love playing in the yard dashed through downtown Hawthorne on Tuesday. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/news/video-baby-bear-scampers-through-downtown-hawthorne/790136/ ******
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: Monmouth Beach Firefighters Battle House Blaze
A partial collapse was reported as firefighters worked to knock down a blaze at two Monmouth Beach houses late Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to 18 Valentine St. at Riverdale Avenue about 11:30 a.m. Several roads were closed in the area, and Monmouth Beach police advised people to stay away. A garage reportedly collapsed at one of the homes. A video posted by The Link News can be viewed by clicking here. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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Firefighters Douse Allendale House Blaze
Firefighters doused a house blaze in Allendale late Sunday. The fire broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story, wood-frame house on West Crescent Avenue off Franklin Turnpike around 10:15 p.m. It went to a second alarm for coverage 20 minutes later and was knocked down 10 minutes or so after that, responders said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Waldwick, Wyckoff, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River assisted their Allendale colleagues at the scene. Franklin Lakes, Midland Park and Upper Saddle River firefighters were asked to remain on standby in their own headquarters. No injuries were reported i…
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Lightning Strikes Twice: Fire Again Ravages Burned-Out Middlesex Home Under Renovation
A fire on Saturday severely damaged a Middlesex County house that was gutted by a blaze earlier this year. The fire began in the basement of the Charles Street home in Metuchen shortly before 3:30 p.m., responders said. Firefighters made quick work of the flames in the basement, but the fire spread up the walls, they said. No serious injuries were immediately reported. A couple who owns the home lost their cat and all their belongings in a Jan. 22 fire that began on the front porch and destroyed the house. The house on Charles Street in Metuchen following the Jan. 22 fire.Erin Leitner
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