Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops
Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police sa…
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police A 21-year-old mechanic was burned when a can of brake cleaner exploded inside a Bridgewater car dealership, police said. Bridgewater Township officers responded to Ray Catena Infiniti at 1350 US-22 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, just before noon for a report of an injured employee, authorities said. The employee had been working at the Infiniti Service Center when he attempted to pick up a can of brake cleaner near a receptacle filled with dirty, hot engine oil, police said. The can exploded, spraying the mechanic with hot engine oil and sparking a small fire, officials said. A fire extinguisher w…
3-Alarm Morris County Apartment Fire Displaces 6 Families: Officials 3-Alarm Morris County Apartment Fire Displaces 6 Families: Officials
3-Alarm Morris County Apartment Fire Displaces 6 Families: Officials A three-alarm fire tore through a Morris County apartment complex overnight, displacing nearly a dozen residents and triggering a massive emergency response, officials said. The Randolph Township Fire Department (RTFD) responded to reports of a fire at the Randolph Village apartment complex around 12 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, discovering flames engulfing a large portion of the building’s left side, township officials said. At least 12 apartments were impacted, leaving residents in need of shelter. The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced by the fire, while the Randolph Communi…
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire A Flemington family of five is reeling after a fire destroyed their home on Saturday, Feb. 8.  This morning at 1133 Hours, the Rescue Squad was dispatched with Flemington Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid... Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Saturday, February 8, 2025 While the family escaped safely, with one child sustaining minor injuries, the blaze left them with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to a GoFundMe campaign by Fatima Ledesma.  The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the fire at 11:33 a.m…
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO) Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO)
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (Video) A motor home in Fairfield was fully engulfed in flames on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. 🔹Motor Home Catches Fire on Camp Lane, No Injuries Reported🔹 🔹Fairfield (NJ) – On February 2, 2025, at approximately... Posted by Fairfield Police Department - Essex County, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2025 At 8:48 p.m., Fairfield officers and Fairfield firefighters responded to Camp Lane for the fire, Fairfield police said. All occupants were safely out of the home, police said. The Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Wayne Fire Department quickly exti…
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS) Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS)
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (Videos) An explosion rocked Northeast Philadelphia after a medical jet crashed into a densely populated area, igniting multiple fires and injuring people both in the air and on the ground, authorities told Daily Voice. A Mexican-registered Learjet 55, registered as XA-UCI, crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Aerial view over Philadelphia crash site pic.twitter.com/DC48p3K2ff — TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 1, 2025 Flight data s…
Warehouse Manager Set Fire In Boonton To Conceal Theft: Prosecutor Warehouse Manager Set Fire In Boonton To Conceal Theft: Prosecutor
Warehouse Manager Set Fire In Boonton To Conceal Theft: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Monday, Jan. 13 with setting fire to a warehouse he managed in Boonton last November, authorities said. At 8:13 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, first responders were at 95 Fulton St. for a commercial warehouse fire, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Boonton Police Officer-In-Charge Captain Chris Petonak said. The two-alarm fire was observed in the warehouse area, as well as a separately secured area leased by a pharmaceutical supply company, authorities said. An investigation det…
One Injured After Readington Home Engulfed In Flames: Police One Injured After Readington Home Engulfed In Flames: Police
One Injured After Readington Home Engulfed In Flames: Police One person was hospitalized after a home in Readington was engulfed in flames on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 23., authorities said. At 6:41pm, officers were dispatched to a fire in a residence on Roosevelt Road, Readington police said.  The occupants of the home were able to remove themselves prior to the arrival of emergency services, police said. One of the occupants suffered minor injuries and was transported to Hunterdon Medical Center, police said. The residence remains uninhabitable as a result of the fire, police said. Fire companies from Whitehouse, Readington, Three Bridges…
Barn Engulfed In Flames In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Colesville FD Barn Engulfed In Flames In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Colesville FD
Barn Engulfed In Flames In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Colesville FD A two-alarm fire caused a barn to be consumed by flames in Sussex County on Monday, Jan. 6, authorities said. At 11:39 a.m., troopers and firefighters responded to the structure fire on Coykendall Road in Wantage Township and found a barn fully engulfed in flames, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Due to the amount of fire, a 2nd alarm was tolled, requesting additional manpower to the scene, the Colesville Fire Department said.  No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Three Pets Perish In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Fundraiser Three Pets Perish In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Fundraiser
Three Pets Perish In Two-Alarm Sussex County Fire: Fundraiser Three dogs were killed after a two-alarm fire caused a home to be fully engulfed in flames in Vernon Township on Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a fundraiser being shared by firefighters. At 6:30 a.m. first responders were on scene of the structure fire in Barry Lakes, Vernon Police said. The home was fully engulfed in flames within minutes with the homeowner safely outside, police said. Numerous fire departments were able to quickly extinguish the fire, police said.  The fundraiser set up to support the homeowner has raised more than $10,000 as of Monday, Jan. 6. "This is not anyway an…
Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD
Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD Four people were injured and a vehicle caught fire following a crash in Raritan Township on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 4, authorities said. At 11:44 p.m., officers responded to Route 31 and Walter Foran Blvd. and found a white Subaru on fire and with heavy front-end damage, Raritan Township Police said. Officers were able to swiftly extinguish the fire, but the driver, a 45-year-old Flemington man sustained traumatic head injuries and was entrapped inside the vehicle, police said. The three occupants of the other vehicle, a Toyota Tundra pickup, sustained minor injuries police said.…