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Police & Fire
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.
Police & Fire
Heroes
: 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 …
Police & Fire
Update
: 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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive
Covid-
19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries
The first two New Jersey residents to receive plasma transfusions for critical cases of COVID-19 -- a 63-year-old teacher and a 61-year-old old opera singer – were released from the hospital after making "remarkable" recoveries, Virtua Voorhees Health System announced. Their recoveries came as studies at several New Jersey hospitals explore whether the transfusions can help save coronavirus patients who are moderately or critically ill. Both Renee Bannister of Blackwood (Gloucester County) and Andy Fei of Mount Laurel (Burlington County) had been on ventilators in the intensive care unit at…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Destructive Passaic Blaze While Battling Water Issues
UPDATE: Water supply issues and downed power lines made things even more difficult Thursday morning for firefighters who doused a blaze that destroyed a Passaic home. Nine people were displaced in the Pennington Avenue fire, city officials said. No serious injuries were immediately reported. City firefighters found the porch of the 2½-story, wood-frame home fully involved when they arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. Mutual aid companies found several dry hydrants as the fast-moving fire, which began at two alarms, quickly went to three bells and then four. The blaze forced firefighters to m…
Police & Fire
Video
: Paterson Multi-Family House Fire Displaces 16 On Easter Morning
Firefighters put down an Easter morning multi-family house blaze that displaced 16 people in Paterson. No serious injuries were reported in the East 26th Street fire. It broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story wood-frame house shortly after 7:30 a.m. and immediately went to two alarms, responders said. Firefighters had the blaze under control within two hours, they said. Authorities were investigating the cause. The Red Cross was assisting the residents find food, shelter and clothing. MORE FIRE VIDEOS: DemonRacer2 (YouTube) ****** ALSO SEE: A 34-year-old Paterson police off…
Police & Fire
Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires
Arson investigators arrested a 25-year-old Clifton man Thursday and charged him with a pair of overnight garbage can fires on the same block, one of which spread to an adjoining home. Mario A. Palma-Sanchez remained held pending a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on aggravated arson charges after surveillance images helped identify him, authorities said. Palma-Sanchez ignited two fires in trash cans the night of March 30 on Highland Avenue, one of which damaged an apartment and displaced a family, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes,…
Police & Fire
17 People, Three Dogs, Cat Flee Three-Home Passaic Fire
Fire destroyed a Passaic home and damaged two others on Palm Sunday, displacing four families, including three dogs and a cat. EMTs treated a couple of firefighters at the scene, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters found the first and second floors of the middle Summer Street home fully engulfed before the three-alarm blaze blew through the roof and spread to the adjoining homes. All 17 residents and pets got out safely -- among them, several children who fled in their socks, as well as three dogs and one cat, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. "The proximity of s…
Police & Fire
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze
A firefighter was hospitalized with burns while battling a nighttime Newark blaze that damaged two homes. He was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Thursday night with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, fellow firefighters said. Responders found heavy flames between a pair of 2 ½-story wood-frame homes in the 200 block of North Street, one of which was vacant, shortly before 9:30p.m. The fire extended into the basement and the upper floors and cockloft of one of the homes, they said. Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour. The Red Cross te…
Police & Fire
Arson Investigators Probe Clifton Fire Spree
Arson investigators Monday morning probed a trio of garbage can fires on the same Clifton block, authorities confirmed. No one was injured in the most recent blaze, a smoky 5 a.m. fire Monday that cleared a Highland Avenue home, authorities said. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze and vented smoke from the home with fans. The Red Cross tended to the residents. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
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