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Police & Fire
Crew Member Airlifted Battling Large NJ Waterfront House Fire, New Photos Released (
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A crew member was seriously injured while battling a fire that destroyed a multimillion-dollar home on the waterfront of Long Beach Island, officials said. The crew member was airlifted to a trauma center after falling and suffering a head injury, the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company said in a Facebook post. It happened during a house fire on Holly Drive in the Loveladies section of Long Beach Island on Monday, Dec. 23. Early this morning at 0418, we were dispatched to a structure fire with reports of smoke and flames on the 3rd floor and... Posted by Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire …
Police & Fire
Baby Rescued In Jersey City Fire That Displaced 23: Authorities
A baby was rescued in harrowing conditions as firefighters battled a heavy fire in Jersey City on Friday, Dec. 6., authorities said. Firefighters responded to 322 Princeton Ave. and observed heavy fire and smoke conditions throughout the first floor, with the fire spreading to the second floor, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. A 1-year-old was trapped inside and with no visibility and heavy smoke and fire, firefighters were able to rescue the baby after locating it in a back bedroom laying against the wall, Wallace-Scalfione said. The child was unconsc…
Police & Fire
Birthday Party Fire Kills 2 Girls In Newark (
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The bodies of two severely burned girls ages 6 and 8 were found at a Newark home following a fire over the weekend, officials said. Witnesses told detectives that there had been a birthday party for one of the girls on the second floor of the home and they'd been playing with fire near a couch in the hallway of the Eckert Street home on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Firefighters responding around 12:30 a.m. found the girls unresponsive and severely burned inside. They performed CPR, but the children were reported dead at the scene, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
CPR Performed On Critically Injured Woman In Three-Alarm Jersey City Fire: Authorities
A woman is in a critical condition following a three-alarm fire in Jersey City on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 7 a.m., firefighters responded to 81 Wade Street. and found a heavy fire in the back of a two-story residential building spreading from the first floor to the attic and roof area, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. Firefighters rescued two women from the fire, Wallace-Scalfione said. The first victim was brought outside where firefighters performed CPR on her, Wallace-Scalfione said. She was revived and transported to a …
Police & Fire
Adult, Two Children Killed In West Orange Fire: Authorities
Two young children and a 75-year-old woman. were killed in a house fire in West Orange on Saturday, July 13, authorities said. At 11 a.m., the West Orange Fire Department responded to a fire on Liberty Street, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, West Orange Police Chief James Abbott and West Orange Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio said. Firefighters encountered a fire in the kitchen area and heavy smoke throughout the home, authorities said. Firefighters located three unresponsive victims and removed them from the residence, though they were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.…
Police & Fire
Rochelle Park House Fire Quickly Knocked
Firefighters made quick work of a Rochelle Park house blaze. The fire broke out on the second floor of Parkway home off Rochelle Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Firefighters contained it there, knocking down the main body barely 20 minutes before they began. The fire was declared under control around 8:40 p.m. Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. Fire officials are investigating the cause. Mutual aid was provided at the scene and in coverage by firefighters from Elmwood Park, Hackensack, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus and Saddle Brook. Damien Danis for …
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Englewood Home
Flames blew through the roof of an Englewood home ravaged by a ferocious fire. The blaze apparently ignited on the second floor of the 2½-story, $1 million wood-frame home on Walton Street just off Jones Road shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13. It was well-involved when firefighters arrived, requiring a defensive operation. A huge column of smoke could be seen from nearby Route 4. No injuries were reported. Firefighters faced water pressure issues as they continued to battle the blaze at noontime. Mutual aid at the scene and in coverage included firefighters from Bergenfield, Bo…
Police & Fire
Update
: Dogs Die In New Milford House Fire
Two dogs were killed in a New Milford house fire early Tuesday night, authorities said. The residents weren't home when the blaze broke out in the kitchen at the back of the Voorhis Avenue home and quickly spread shortly after 7 p.m., New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Borough firefighters were immediately joined by their colleagues from Oradell and River Edge, with New Milford Fire Chief Gerry Smithson operating as the scene commander, the chief said. They battled cluttered conditions along with the flames, he said. The blaze broke out in the rear kitchen at the Voorhis…
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