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Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE) Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE)
Woman Found Dead In NJ Home After 3-Alarm Fire (Update) A woman was found dead inside a South Bound Brook home after a three-alarm fire ripped through the property early Friday morning, June 19, authorities said. The fire broke out on Howard Avenue at approximately 3:46 a.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Acting Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and South Bound Brook Police Chief Douglas LaGrua. South Bound Brook firefighters and police responded to a 911 call reporting the blaze. Fire companies from Bound Brook, Community Fire, Somerset, Somerville, East Franklin, Elizabeth Avenue, Millstone Valley, Middlese…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze
Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze A second-alarm fire broke out at a four-story residential building in Hampton Township on Wednesday, May 13, prompting a large emergency response from departments across Sussex County, authorities said. Sussex County 911 received reports of a possible structure fire at 42 Route 519 at 5:15 p.m., according to Hampton Township Fire & Rescue. When crews arrived, smoke was coming from the third floor of the building, authorities said. Because there were reports that occupants could still be inside, firefighters entered the structure to search for residents and locate the source of the fire. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two-Alarm Fire Erupts On 2nd Floor Of Oakland Home Two-Alarm Fire Erupts On 2nd Floor Of Oakland Home
Two-Alarm Fire Erupts On 2nd Floor Of Oakland Home A two-alarm fire broke out at a home in Oakland on Friday afternoon, Jan. 2, prompting a multi-department response. The Oakland Fire Department was called to the scene at a home on Ramapo Valley Road at 3:34 p.m., where they found heavy fire on the second floor of the home, the department said in a statement with photos on Facebook. Firefighters entered the house and were able to bring the blaze under control. No injuries were reported, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Several neighboring departments assisted at the scene or stood by during the response, officials said. Fire …

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Year Begins With Overnight Fires In Hawthorne, Lyndhurst New Year Begins With Overnight Fires In Hawthorne, Lyndhurst
New Year Begins With Overnight Fires In Hawthorne, Lyndhurst Firefighters in Hawthorne and Lyndhurst were busy just minutes into the new year, responding to overnight fires in both boroughs, officials said. In Lyndhurst, firefighters were dispatched around 12:12 a.m., to reports of a residential fire on the 400 block of Rutherford Avenue, according to the Lyndhurst Fire Department. Officials later determined the fire involved items outside a home near a detached garage. The fire was put out quickly, but crews spent additional time at the scene making sure it was fully extinguished, the department said. In Hawthorne, firefighters were called aroun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cops ID Man Killed In Jersey City Fire That Left Children 8, 6 Critical Cops ID Man Killed In Jersey City Fire That Left Children 8, 6 Critical
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Flames Shoot From Roof Of Clifton Home Flames Shoot From Roof Of Clifton Home
Flames Shoot From Roof Of Clifton Home A fire ripped through the roof of a Clifton home early Monday, Aug. 26. Photos from the scene show flames blowing through the roof of the Madeline Avenue house around 2 a.m. Clifton units operated at an early morning structure fire on the east side of the city, shortly after 2 AM. The fire was placed under control within 2 hours with the help of mutual aid from surrounding towns. Posted by Clifton Fire Department on Monday, August 26, 2024 Firefighters say the multi-alarm blaze was placed under control in under two hours with help from companies in surrounding towns.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne
Update: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne UPDATE: A ferocious late-night fire that consumed one Bayonne home and spread to three others displaced nearly two dozen people, authorities confirmed. No serious injuries were reported in the blaze, which ignited in a West 11th Street home off Avenue C shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, June 7, and quickly spread. Flames fully engulfed the main home and began to spread, bringing dozens of firefighters from neighboring communities. The fire was declared under control around 1:30 a.m. The speed and intensity of the blaze forced the city's bravest to "pull everything out and go on the offensive…

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by Jerry DeMarco