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Video
: Queens Building Explodes With
Nypd
Outside Door, Eight Injured In Blast
A massive explosion leveled a Queens residence and sent responding NYPD officers flying backwards in a shocking scene early Thursday morning, April 30, authorities said. Police body-cameras captured the explosion in South Ozone Park as it happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Officers were attempting to open the home’s front door with a key when the building exploded. Here is video of the heroic actions that members of the NYPD took this morning to rescue children and adults from a burning home in Queens.They were hurt. They had just been thrown to the ground by an explosion.And in that …
Police & Fire
Wild Photos Show Pickup Truck Left Dangling In Midair After NJ Crash
A pickup truck ended up suspended between trees after a crash in Raritan Township Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, responders said. The Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad, Raritan Township Fire Company, and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to State Highway 31 northbound between Wescott Drive and Gauntt Place at 4:26 p.m. for a vehicle-versus-tree crash, the rescue squad said. Responders arrived to find the pickup lodged in the air between several trees. The driver was able to get out on their own, but the passenger was trapped and injured, authorities said. Flemington-Raritan F…
Police & Fire
Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Lake Rope Swing Accident In NJ: Police
A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a rope swing accident at Hidden Lake in Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Emergency services were dispatched to the remote Whiting location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Responding officers — Sgt. Michael Guarino, Ptl. Sage Sysol, Ptl. Taylor Schandall, Ptl. Liam Christensen, and Ptl. Sean Rembach — faced difficult terrain as they rushed to the lake. Two police vehicles became disabled on the off-road path, forcing officers to abandon them and…
Police & Fire
Man, 78, Pulled From Wyckoff Backyard Pool: Cops
A 78-year-old Wyckoff man remains hospitalized after police say he was pulled from a backyard pool on Monday evening, July 28. Officers were called to the home around 6 p.m. on July 28, according to Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto. Preliminary details show the incident happened on Voorhis Avenue, “The first officer on scene removed the unconscious person from the pool and, with the assistance of other officers, immediately began resuscitative efforts,” Soto said. Police were assisted by the Wyckoff Fire Department and Wyckoff Ambulance Corps, according to the release. The man was tra…
Police & Fire
Man, 19, Pulled From Pool At Clifton Party In Serious Condition
A 19-year-old man is in serious condition after being pulled from a backyard pool during a gathering in Clifton on Saturday afternoon, July 19, authorities said. First responders were dispatched around 4:34 p.m. to a home on Lennon Place after a 911 call reported a person in distress, Clifton Lt. Robert Anderson said. Other attendees at the gathering attempted to rescue him and called 911, but they were unable to remove him from the pool, Anderson said. Clifton Police, the Clifton Fire Department, and hospital-based paramedics arrived quickly and located the young man unconscious in the wa…
Police & Fire
Jumper On Route 78 Overpass Brought To Safety In Dramatic Rescue: Police
A woman was safely rescued after she climbed over a fence and attempted to jump from an overpass on Route 78 in Newark, authorities said. The incident happened around just before p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Police responded to calls of a possible suicide attempt at the Bragaw Avenue and Leslie Street overpass, Miranda said. When they arrived, they found the woman at the very tip of the overpass, on the wrong side of the barrier. Members of the Newark Police Emergency Services Unit and Newark Fire Division, along with New Jersey St…
Police & Fire
Two People Killed In NJ Flood, Home Explodes, Animals Rescued During Fierce Storms: Officials
Two people were killed in Plainfield and a home exploded in North Plainfield Monday, July 14, as fierce storms swept across the state. Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, much of New Jersey remained under water. A vehicle was swept into Cedar Brook during the height of flash flooding in Plainfield Monday, killing two people, who were pronounced dead at the scene, the city said in a release. The victims have not been identified. At 2:45 a.m., officers responded to 643 Parkview Ave. and found the home fully engulfed in flames, North Plainfield police said. The explosion appears to have been…
Police & Fire
2 Dead In Mexican Navy Ship Crash With Brooklyn Bridge (
Update
)
Two people are dead and 19 more are injured after a Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, May 17, the NYPD confirmed. The crash happened at around 8:26 p.m., when the ship — which had just departed from Pier 17 — suffered a mechanical failure, according to the NYPD. “A preliminary investigation by the NYPD Special Operations Division, FDNY, US Coast Guard, and the NYC Department of Transportation revealed that a naval vessel… experienced a mechanical malfunction,” police said in a statement. “The masts of the vessel then collided with the structure of the Broo…
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3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Hoboken
Six people, including three children, were killed when a tour helicopter carrying a family crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan. UPDATE: Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Reports of a downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street in Lower Manhattan came in just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, the NYPD said on X. The chopper, operated by New York Helicopters, was carrying three adults and three children when it lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to fly along …
Police & Fire
Blaze Rips Through Hawthorne Garage, Threatens Home Before Firefighters Contain It (
Photos
)
A garage fire Monday evening, March 3 in Hawthorne spread to nearby brush and threatened a home before firefighters managed to contain it, authorities said. At 5:47 p.m., the Hawthorne Fire Department was dispatched to 529 Goffle Hill Road for a reported structure fire, according to Hawthorne Police Department Detective Capt. Robert King. Chief 50 arrived first and confirmed that the attached garage was fully involved, with flames extending toward the house, fire officials said. A working fire was transmitted, bringing in mutual aid companies from Glen Rock (Engine) and North Haledon (…
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Man Walking Dog Recovered From Frozen NJ Lake: Police
A New Jersey man was found dead in a frozen lake in Millstone Township after state troopers rescued his stranded dog, authorities said. Troopers responded to Millstone Park in Monmouth County on Friday, Feb. 21, at 4:46 p.m. after receiving a report of a dog stuck on the ice, Sgt. Charles Marchan of the New Jersey State Police said. Troopers and the Millstone Fire Department were able to rescue the dog, but as they examined the scene, they noticed footprints leading onto the lake, a jacket and hat near the ice, and a fresh break in the surface, officials said. An investigation revealed tha…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops
A South Plainfield man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he intentionally drove off the road, crashed through a backyard, and landed in a creek with a child in the car. South Plainfield Police received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2:19 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle speed through a backyard on Stratford Avenue, cross a field, and come to rest partially submerged in a creek. When officers arrived, they found the 40-year-old driver unresponsive and floating in the water, police said. Lt…
Police & Fire
Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders
Emergency crews sprang into action early Saturday morning, Jan. 4 to rescue a driver trapped in a rollover crash on Route 495 west near the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County, authorities said. Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturda…
Police & Fire
Dramatic Rescue: Firefighters Save Woman After Fall Onto Hackensack Railroad Tracks
Hackensack firefighters sprang into action overnight to rescue a woman who had fallen onto railroad tracks. The incident occurred around 3 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to the Hackensack Fire Department. Members of the Fourth Platoon, led by Deputy Chief J. Ingallinera, executed a high-angle rope rescue to reach the female victim who had fallen below Summit Avenue and American Legion Drive. Firefighters quickly accessed the scene, stabilized the woman, and secured her for transport to an area hospital. Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said no criminality w…
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