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Fire Rips Through Lyndhurst Home, Sends One Firefighter To Hospital: Officials
A fire ripped through a Lyndhurst home on Saturday, May 31, forcing residents to flee and sending one firefighter to the hospital with a minor injury, authorities said.
The fire broke out around 1:40 p.m. on the lower 100 block of Copeland Avenue, the Lyndhurst Police Department said.
Flames shot through second floor windows of the home, where all occupants had already evacuated, fire officials said.
Firefighters from North Arlington, Rutherford, East Rutherford, and Secaucus assisted in knocking down the body of the fire and with mutual aid.
For Immediate Release:
On Saturday, May 3…
Plainfield Man Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 78: Njsp
A 49-year-old Plainfield man was killed in a fiery crash on Route 78 on Thursday, May 22, authorities said.
At 2:13 a.m., a Hyundai Kona was traveling westbound on Route 78 in Clinton Township when it veered off the roadway to the left, impacted a tree, overturned and was engulfed in flames, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said.
The driver, Isaiah Hunter, sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
97-Year-Old Man Dies In Jersey City Fire, Prosecutor Says: 'Unimageable Loss'
A 97-year-old Jersey City man died from injuries sustained in a fire on Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, May 15 the Jersey City Fire Department responded to 318 York St. and found a fire in a basement apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
While battling the blaze, firefighters located Albert Von Chorba, Suarez said. He was transported to a nearby hospital before being hospitalized at a burn unit, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead shortly after noon on Sunday, Suarez said.
Von Chorba had recently celebrated his birthday at a local tavern, acco…
Murder-suicide: Woman Found Shot Dead, Man Killed By Fire In NJ Home Explosion, Cops Say
The home explosion in South Jersey over the weekend has been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities confirmed Tuesday, May 13.
A male victim, believed to be the tenant, was found in the living room with a handgun nearby after officials extinguished the blaze at 13 Tranquility Ct. around 2 a.m. Sunday, May 11, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
His death was ruled a suicide caused by the fire. A female victim was located in a bedroom, and her death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the head, officials said.
The prosecutor’s office said an inves…
Cops ID Man Killed In Jersey City Fire That Left Children 8, 6 Critical
A man killed in a Jersey City apartment fire has been identified, and three children and a woman remain in critical condition, authorities said in an updated press release Thursday, May 1.
Lahcen Elmguielle, 59, of Jersey City, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center following a fire at 296 Summit Ave. on Thursday, May 1, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
The Jersey City Fire Department was called to the three-story building shortly after 3 a.m., Suarez said. First responders arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the structure.
“During suppression activities…
