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'Loss Is Deeply Felt': Dad, 3 Kids Mourned After Fatal Fire Tears Through NY Home
Authorities identified two adults who died alongside three children when a fast-moving fire tore through their home in upstate New York.
Albany Police confirmed the victims as a father, 52-year-old Erick DeCamp, his three young children, ages 3, 4, and 6, and another adult, 47-year-old Eric Peterson.
Albany firefighters responded to the home on Twiller Street near South Bertha Street around 10:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, and found the structure fully engulfed, Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox said. A total of five people were inside.
DeCamp, along with his 3-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son…
CNA Mom Of 3, Man Died Of Gunshots Before Arson Fire: Coroner
The two people rescued from a burning Stewartstown Borough home Sunday morning died from gunshot wounds to the head before the blaze even started, new investigation details confirm.
Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 3—Shores Jr. at 7:12 a.m., Troch at 7:30 a.m., Coroner Pam Gay said in separate releases. Both were found unconscious during a firefighter-led rescue from the second floor and rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest.
Troch, a Maryland native and mother of t…
Devastating Blaze Destroys Home, Displaces Family, Dogs In Fishkill: 'They Are Struggling'
A Dutchess County family is asking for help after an intense house fire destroyed their home and belongings, leaving them with nowhere to go.
The fire broke out around before midnight on Friday, June 13 at 111 Maple Rd. in Fishkill, displacing six people, two dogs, and a kitten, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser launched by a relative.
While all six family members and both dogs made it out safely, the fate of the kitten remains unknown.
The fire consumed nearly everything inside the house, including money, clothing, furniture, and important documents. The family is currently s…
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal HV Blaze (Update)
Police have released additional details about the devastating Hudson Valley, NY house fire that claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons.
The fire broke out around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the Orange County town of Goshen, as Daily Voice previously reported.
According to New York State Police, an upstairs neighbor first noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind the kitchen stove, immediately evacuated with her two children, and called 911.
Just before exiting, the neighbor saw her downstairs neighbor, Shane M…
Father, 2 Young Sons Die In NY Fire: Officials
A father and his two young sons were killed in a devastating house fire Saturday night, May 31, in a Hudson Valley, NY town, authorities said.
Shane Munn, 40, and his two sons, ages 12 and 17, all died in the blaze at 876 Pulaski Highway in Goshen at approximately 8:10 p.m., according to New York State Police.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find the building completely engulfed in flames, police said. Munn was found dead inside the home, while his two sons were rushed to Garnett Health Medical Center in Wallkill, where they later died from their injuries, according to NYSP.…
Fire Victim, Retired Highway Supervisor From Dutchess Remembered: Here's When Services Will Be
The Dutchess County community is mourning the loss of Eugene “Gene” Murphy—better known as “Murph”—a retired highway department supervisor who died in a devastating house fire.
Murphy, 81, died at his home at 9 Alice St. in Beacon on Tuesday, April 15 after a fast-moving fire broke out just after 6:20 p.m. Three other relatives were injured in the blaze, including his 15-year-old great-grandson, who was left in critical condition with severe burns at Westchester Medical Center, as Daily Voice reported.
Murphy, a lifelong Beacon resident, was born on October 24, 1943, and worked …
Support Comes To Family Hurt In Fatal House Fire In Dutchess: Boy, 15, Badly Burned (Update)
As the Dutchess County community continues to mourn the loss a retired city employee who died in a house fire on Tuesday, April 15, the public is now working to support his grieving family, who also lost their home, belongings, and now face a long medical road ahead.
The fire, which broke out in Beacon just after 6:20 p.m. at 9 Alice St. and resulted in the death of Eugene “Gene” Murphy, an 81-year-old retired City of Beacon Highway Department Supervisor, left three other residents hospitalized, including Murphy’s 15-year-old great-grandson, who sustained severe burns and is…
Woman, 85, Killed In House Fire In Capital Region
A devastating house fire in the Capital Region claimed the life of an 85-year-old woman.
Firefighters in Montgomery County responded to a residence on Abraham Road in the town of Florida for a fully-involved structure fire shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13.
Multiple crews responded to the home, including firefighters from Amsterdam, Fort Hunter, Tribes Hill, and Pattersonville, however conditions made it impossible for them to get inside, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Once the flames were extinguished, crews located the homeowner, 85-year-old Delores Phelps, dea…
Fatal House Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mother, Baby In Dutchess, Cops Say
A Westchester County couple has been formally indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with a devastating Airbnb house fire that killed a Massachusetts mother and her 1-year-old daughter in Dutchess County, authorities announced.
Hastings-on-Hudson residents Meredith Darcy, 55, and Dennis Darcy, 57, were charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter each after a Dutchess County Grand Jury determined that their failure to provide working smoke detectors in the short-term rental home led to the deaths of Shannon K. Hubbard, 35, and her infant daughter, the Dutchess County D…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Man Killed Couple, Dog Before Setting Wappinger Fire, Police Say: Victims' IDs Released
Authorities have identified the victims of a deadly Dutchess County house fire and filed upgraded charges against the man accused of setting the blaze, police said.
Paul and Jo-Ann Hait, ages 63 and 65, were killed in the fire that tore through their home at 78 Marlorville Rd. in Wappinger on Sunday, Jan. 26, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 31.
Following further investigation, officials now allege that Robert J. Buda, age 34, murdered the couple and their dog before setting their home on fire. The victims were known to Buda, but authorities have no…
Triple Fatal Fire: Mother, Daughter Among Victims In Fast-Moving Blaze In Region
Authorities identified three family members who were killed in a fast-moving house fire that left two others hospitalized in Upstate New York.
Colonie Police identified the victims as:
Lynne Lyons, 72
Kateleyn Ryan, 33, daughter of Lynne
Timothy Ryan, 42, husband to Katelyn
Emergency crews in Colonie responded to a residential fire on Locust Park shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, as Daily Voice reported. Firefighters and police arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames and multiple residents trapped inside, Colonie Police said.
Despite the efforts of first responders, three p…
