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Police & Fire
8-Alarm Fire Erupts At Boston Trash Transfer Station (
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Firefighters from across Boston were at the scene of an 8-alarm fire Sunday morning, The Boston FD said all firefighters had been ordered from the building along Gerard Street in Roxbury. Nearly 150 firefighters were at the scene. The blaze had struck 8 alarms as of 10:40 a.m. At approximately 8:30 heavy smoke from a large trash transfer station at 65 Gerard st. Roxbury . This is now at 5 alarms. pic.twitter.com/VdwBqAaBy3 — Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) March 16, 2025 All Firefighters have been ordered to out of the building, a 6th alarm has been ordered. Firefighters ar…
News
Mom Of 3 Found Dead In Burning Clothing Donation Bin In NY, Daughter Doubts Official Account
The daughter of a New York woman found dead inside a burning clothing donation bin says she does not believe the official version of events surrounding her mother’s death. Michelle McFarren, 43, was discovered around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, inside a smoldering donation bin in the parking lot of a Glens Falls restaurant on Hudson Avenue, police said. Authorities determined her cause of death was fire-related but have not released further details. McFarren, a mother of three and grandmother of three, likely climbed into the bin seeking refuge from the rain, Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins…
News
S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say
A family attempting to make s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked several brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island, authorities said. An investigation by Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives determined that high winds spread embers from a Manorville backyard on Cozine Road after the family attempted to start a fire for s’mores, the agency announced Monday, March 10. “It’s believed strong winds spurred additional fires from embers leading to the brush fires,” Suffolk County Police said. Detectives are continuing to speak with witnesses and investigate tips,…
Police & Fire
Burning Power Lines Close Route 9W Stretch In Hudson Valley
A stretch of Route 9W in Rockland County is closed after high winds brought down power lines, igniting a fire, authorities said. Emergency crews from the Clarkstown Police Department and Nyack Fire Department responded to the scene after the incident, which occurred on Friday, March 7, at around 1:30 p.m. in Upper Nyack between Glenbrook Road and Christian Herald Road. Clarkstown Police have shut down the roadway and are urging drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Authorities are also reminding residents not to approach downed or low-hanging power li…
Police & Fire
Blaze Behind I-87 Rest Area Causes Major Overnight Power Outage In Hudson Valley
A massive fire behind a rest stop on the New York Thruway in Rockland County caused an hours-long major power outage for a village in the area. The blaze went up in the wooded area behind the Sloatsburg Travel Plaza on Interstate 87 on Wednesday, March 5, at around 7 p.m., according to the Sloatsburg Fire Department. Flames eventually caused an outage in the main 69,000-volt feed that provides power to the village, Sloatsburg village officials said. After several hours, power was restored to most of the area by 2:45 a.m., the Town of Ramapo Police Department said. As of Thursday morni…
News
NJ Wrong-Way Driver, 25, Caused Double Fatal Crash On Route 17 In NY: Cops (
Update
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A wrong-way driver caused a devastating head-on collision on Route 17 in Orange County, leaving two people dead and another seriously injured, New York State Police confirmed. The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when a 2009 Nissan traveling in the eastbound direction on the westbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 126 in Chester struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey head-on, according to State Police. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified as the driver of the Honda, 54-year-old Sullivan County resident Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake,…
Police & Fire
Exclusive
: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's NJ Murder
Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…
Police & Fire
Man, 18, Sets Fire At Construction Site Weeks After Prior Arson Arrest In Hudson Valley: Police
A Rockland County teenager has been apprehended in connection with a fire at a new construction site, marking the second time in a month he has been charged with arson, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Thursday, Feb. 13, at around 7:30 a.m., when Spring Valley Police responded to 22 Memorial Park Dr. for a report of a structure fire, the department announced on Wednesday night, Feb. 19. Spring Valley firefighters raced to the scene and were able to extinguish the flames. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Following a four-day investigation, police a…
News
Man Starts Blaze At Building He Held Insurance Policy On In Orange County: Here's His Fate
A 53-year-old man who admitted to intentionally setting fire to his Orange County property and later fleeing the state will now spend years in prison, prosecutors announced. Hui Zhang of Middletown was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, Feb. 10, to two to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to third-degree arson and second-degree bail jumping in connection with a fire in September 2021, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 14. According to court documents and statements, the incident occurred on Sept. 30, 2021, at approximately 3:…
Police & Fire
School Bus Goes Up In Flames In Blooming Grove
A school bus was engulfed by flames on an Orange County road on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12. The incident happened in Blooming Grove on Museum Village Road near Route 208, where the bus caught on fire. The vehicle was initially reported to be a Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District bus, but Superintendent Joel Peltlin said it belonged to a private vendor and was not related to the school district at the time of the fire. More information about injuries and if any children were on the bus is not yet known. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily…
Police & Fire
Fire At Gas Station In Hudson Valley Draws Multi-Agency Response (
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Emergency crews are battling a fire at a Hudson Valley gas station. Firefighters in Sullivan County responded to the Gulf Station in South Fallsburg, located at State Route 42 and Russell street, for a structure fire shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Photos shared by the Woodbridge Fire Department showed a residential building adjacent to the convenience store on fire. It was not immediately clear whether flames had spread to the Gulf Station. Multiple agencies were on scene, including the Rock Hill, Woodbourne, Loch Sheldrake, and Town of Bethel fire departments. State Route 42 wa…
Traffic
I-87 Blaze: Snow From Vehicle Roof Causes Car To Lose Control, Crash In Hudson Valley (
Update
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This story has been updated. A car crashed and caught on fire on Interstate 87 in Rockland County after snow from the vehicle in front of it blew off and caused it to lose control, police said. The incident happened on Interstate 87 North in Spring Valley on Monday, Feb. 10 at around 2:40 p.m. just before Exit 14, according to New York State Police. An investigation determined that the vehicle had been driving in the northbound lanes when snow from the roof of the car in front blew onto the victim's car, causing it to crash into a ditch. There, it began to smoke and caught fire, police s…
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