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East Windsor Fire Destroys 24 Condos
Residents of 24 condominiums in East Windsor were displaced by a fire, authorities said. On Monday, June 10, at approximately 4:30 p.m., East Windsor Township police responded to a reported structure fire at building K of the American Way Condos on Avon Drive. The first responding police officers observed heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor on the north end of the structure. Police evacuated all residents from the K building. Firefighters from more than a dozen area fire departments responded. Each of the 24 condos within the K building sustained fire and/or w…
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'Very Close Call': House Collapses, 22 NYC Firefighters Injured In Staten Island Blaze
UPDATE: A total of 22 New York City firefighters were injured – three of them seriously – while battling a blaze that collapsed part of a Staten Island home, the FDNY said Friday. The good news is that all are expected to survive. Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the incident a "very close call for the FDNY, which could have lost three members today." A major collapse was reported minutes into the fire, which ignited in a 2½-story side-by-side duplex on Shotwell Avenue in the Arden Heights section shortly before 1:30 p.m. Feb. 17. The fire quickly went to four alarms, with multi…
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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…
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'Crazy Rescue Ladies': 180 Animals Saved From Deplorable Conditions Of Jersey Shore Home
Two women who call themselves "Crazy Rescue Ladies" on social media have been charged after authorities found nearly 180 dogs and cats living in unsanitary conditions in their Jersey Shore puppy mill last week police said. Aimee Lonczak, 49, and Michele Nycz, 58 — who call themselves the "Crazy Rescue Ladies" — were speaking to officers in the driveway of an Arrowhead Park Drive home in Brick Township, after law enforcement had been called to the scene on a complaint of a puppy mill around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, township police said. Current DOGS IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF ADOPTION OR RES…
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18 Families Displaced By South Jersey Apartment Fire
At least 18 families were displaced by an apartment house fire in Galloway, authorities said. The fire broke out at 5:07 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Apache Court, Galloway police said. Upon arrival, police officers observed a fully engulfed building containing dozens of apartments. All surrounding fire departments were notified and responded to the scene. Once several fire departments arrived, they were able to gain control of the large fire and extinguish it. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Galloway Township EMS treated numerous victims for smoke i…
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House Fire Displaces Family In South Jersey
A major house fire displaced a family in South Jersey,, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 4:44 p.m., the Gloucester Township Police Department responded to Hartford Drive in the Glendora section of Gloucester Township for a report of a dwelling fire. Police found fire and smoke conditions coming from the roof and interior of the home. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution. Gloucester Township Fire Department Stations 81 Glendora Fire Company, 82 Chews Landing Fi…
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House Fire Displaces Family In South Jersey
A house fire in South Jersey displaced a family of four, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 9:31 a.m, Gloucester Township police responded to South Collins Court in the Blackwood Section for a report of a dwelling fire. Police found smoke conditions coming from the roof of the townhome. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and neighboring townhomes were evacuated as a precaution. Gloucester Township Fire Department Stations 82 and 88 along with Runnemede, Bellmawr, arrived and quickly gained control of the fire, police said. …
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Family Left Homeless By Fire In South Jersey
A family was left homeless after a fire gutted their home in Camden County, authorities said. On Thursday, July 7 at 6:29 a.m., Gloucester Township police responded to Lillian Place in the Glendora Section for a report of a dwelling fire. Arriving officers found heavy smoke conditions coming from the home. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residents were evacuated. Gloucester Township Fire Departments Chews Landing Fire Department 82, Erial Fire Department 86, and Gloucester Township Squad 88 along with Runnemede, Bellmawr, Somerda…
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Fire Displaces Woodbury Family
A Gloucester County family was displaced by a fire Saturday, April 23. The 2-alarm King Street fire broke out around 7 a.m., bringing multiple fire companies to the scene, CBS3 reports. The family escaped unharmed but was displaced, and is being assisted by the Red Cross, the outlet said. The Gloucester County Fire Marshals Office is conducting an origin and cause investigation, the Woodbury Fire Department said. Click here for more from CBS3.
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Pre-Dawn Blaze Destroys Fire Safety Business, Apartments In Garfield
Flames blew through the roof and upper-floor windows of a Garfield building that houses a fire safety business and apartments, authorities said. First-responding police officers got four tenants of apartments above Firematic Safety Equipment out before part of a roof and stairwell collapsed in the two-story River Drive building shortly after 4:30 a.m., Police Capt. Richard Uram said. Firefighters battling the intense blaze from the exterior needed about an hour and a half to get the bulk of it knocked down. They had it under control another hour and a half later. No serious injuries were …
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Firefighter Training Interrupted By Apartment Blaze, 3 Families Displaced
Deal firefighters conducting training with the Asbury Park department got the real deal when a blaze broke out Wednesday morning, displacing multiple units. Firefighters responded to 1215 Springwood Ave. around 10:55 a.m., and saw flames shooting out the window of one of the units at the two-story complex, fire officials said on social media. At 10:53 hours while performing on duty training alongside 61-75 (@dealfiredepartment )Tour 2 was requested to 1215... Posted by Asbury Park Professional Firefighters Local 384 on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 While no injuries were reported, resid…
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2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…
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Burn Victim Airlifted As Fire Ravages Flemington Apartment Complex
One person was airlifted with severe burns as a fire ripped through and caused serious damage to a Flemington apartment complex Monday evening, authorities confirmed. The 3-alarm blaze broke out in the Hunter Hills complex on North Main Street just after 9:15 p.m., according to initial reports and confirmed by several responding fire departments on social media. Tonight’s fire consisted of CFD being toned out as the RIT team to Flemington Boro for a working apartment fire. Squad... Posted by Clinton Fire Department on Monday, November 22, 2021 Two borough police officers were first at …
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: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building
UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The bla…
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Cats Killed In South Jersey House Fire, Residents Left Homeless
Two cats were killed and four residents left homeless by a fire that gutted a townhouse in South Jersey, authorities said. No one was injured in the blaze, fire officials from Camden County IAFF Local 3249 said. The fire broke out about 12:40 a.m. Monday, destroying a two-story residence on Oakmont Road in h Cherrywood section of Gloucester Township. police and fire officials said. First arriving Squad Company 88 found heavy smoke showing from the first and second floors of the home. The Red Cross provided temporary housing for the displaced residents. The cause of the …
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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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Mayor: Fears Of Fatality Unfounded In Furious Fire That Destroyed Fort Lee Apartment Building
UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported in a raging fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries from 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 Cross had put up about a dozen families at local hote…
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Fire Rages At Fort Lee Apartment Building
UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported in a raging fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries from 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 Cross had put up about a dozen families at local hotel…
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Building Collapses In Paterson Blaze, Firefighters Limit Damage To Neighboring Church, Home
WATCH: Video captured a vacant Paterson building collapsing during a fierce fire that also damaged a church and home on either side. The blaze began in the three-story 12th Avenue building near Rosa Parks Boulevard shortly before 2 p.m. and quickly consumed it, forcing firefighters to work from outside. Ron Bombaro -- aka “tornadochaser66” -- captured and collected video and photos of the fire. He also recorded the collapse, which can be seen around the 2-minute mark of this video: Ron Bombaro captured and collected these images.tornadochaser66 Several who’d gathered for a barbecue o…
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South Jersey Fire Displaces Several Residents
A fire in Atlantic County displaced several people. The fire started in the back of the two-story single-family home on Philadelphia Avenue in Galloway Township, according to reports. It extended to a second building, but there was minimal damage, authorities said. Six occupants of the home were relocated by the Red Cross, a fire official said.
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: Paterson Firefighters Rescue Dad, Daughter, 3, From Burning Building
The flames drew closer as a Paterson father held his 3-year-old daughter over the railing of a third-floor fire escape Sunday morning. Then saviors arrived. Firefighters Robert Santore and Brian Hirschmanner told the dad to hold tight, then scaled the fire escape and rescued both. Father and daughter reportedly were doing fine after an ambulance took them to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center during the three-alarm blaze in their three-story brick walkup on Fair Street. Two other civilians were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, auth…
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Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blaze, Water Problems, Frigid Temps In Garfield
UPDATE: Fierce frigid winds fanned a furious fire that engulfed one home and damaged another Monday night in Garfield, displacing 13 residents. Two cats were rescued, as well. Wires also caught fire -- with one of them falling next to an engine -- and a transformer blew shortly after the Scudder Street blaze broke out around 10 p.m. A firefighter sustained a shoulder injury that was treated at the scene, Police Capt. Richard Uram said. No other injuries were reported, he said. Flames consumed the first two floors of one home while quickly spreading. A neighboring home caught fire roughly…
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Fire Ravages Passaic Multi-Family Home, Displaces 18
VIDEO: Eight families were displaced by an intense fire that destroyed a Passaic multi-family home Friday night. No injuries were reported. Flames blew through the roof, part of which collapsed less than a half-hour after the four-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the wood-frame building at Hope and Highland avenues around 8 p.m. "Thank God everyone is out, safe and accounted for," Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Eighteen people in all received temporary food, lodging and clothing thanks to the Red Cross and the city. Most were able to find shelter with family, Lora said. Fir…
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Mom, 53, Who Died Trying To Rescue Dog In Multi-Home Paterson Blaze Ran Local Food Stand
UPDATE: One of her five children had just pulled Felicia Hernandez De La Cruz out of their burning Paterson home when she suddenly rushed back inside to try and save their dog, witnesses said. The 53-year-old mom, who ran a local food stand that catered to the community, never made it out. "She was best known for her empanadas that she sold in front of her house," said Iris Lorenzo of Passaic. "She was so full of life and funny." Authorities confirmed her death in the pre-dawn fire Sunday that displaced 47 residents from nine families and sent two firefighters to the hospital for tre…
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Woman Dies Trying To Rescue Dog In Multi-Home Paterson Blaze, 2 Firefighters Hospitalized
UPDATE: One of her five children had just pulled Felicia Hernandez De La Cruz out of their burning Paterson home when she suddenly rushed back inside to try and save their dog, witnesses said. The 53-year-old mom, who ran a local food stand that catered to the community, never made it out. Authorities confirmed her death in the pre-dawn fire Sunday that displaced 47 residents from nine families and sent two firefighters to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Two 2½-story wood-frame homes on Summer Street were entirely consumed by flames and three others damaged, one severely, aft…
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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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Condominium Fire Leaves 12 Families Homeless In Burlington County
A fire ripped through a condominium complex in Burlington County early Thursday, leaving dozens of people without housing, authorities said. The fire caused extensive damage to 12 units at the Valley Glen condos in Maple Shade, according to reports. All.but one resident escaped the fire safely. That person was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said. The Red Cross was helping to relocate displaced residents. Firefighters from several towns were called about 3:45 a.m. and battled the blaze for hours. They were still dousing hot spots about 9 a.m.
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: Hamilton Police Rescue Sleeping Family From 'Catastrophic' Apartment Fire
Two Hamilton police officers rescued a sleeping family from their burning apartment, authorities said. Hamilton Officers Michael Stefanelli and Anthony Lucidi were the first responders to arrive to the blaze at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday at 310 Klockner Road in Mercerville, Hamilton Fire Chief Chris Tozzi said in a statement. Their porch above Palermo's restaurant was fully engulfed in flames, authorities said. The Red Cross was notified to find temporary shelter for the homeless family. The officers made the decision to climb a compromised wood stairway on the side of the building and …
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: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes
High winds whipped a roaring fire that tore through a Paterson neighborhood Saturday night, destroying five houses, severely damaging a sixth and displacing 59 residents. No injuries were reported in the Beech Street blaze, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter, food and clothing to the displaced. Fire officials who responded to the fire around 8:45 p.m. immediately called in a second alarm. What followed: In barely 10 minutes, three houses were involved and a third alarm was transmitted; A fourth alarm went out almost immediately afte…
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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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