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Bayonne Office of Emergency Management
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dropped Load In Crash Causes Closures In Bayonne: OEM
A car crash with a dropped load caused significant traffic delays in Bayonne on the morning of Monday, Aug. 5. The crash occurred on Route 440 South near the 63rd Street exit, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said. The crash caused heavy damage to the roadway, with debris strewn throughout. The Bayonne OEM said they were on scene doing cleanup, necessitating the closure of Route 440 South and making only one lane available on Route 440 North near Avenue C. It is unknown if there were any injuries.
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
One Firefighter Injured In Bayonne Four-Alarm Blaze: Authorities (
Updated
)
This story has been updated One firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling a four alarm fire that spread to two homes in Bayonne on Thursday, Sept. 21, authorities said. At 9:49 a.m, firefighters were on scene of a heavy fire in the rear of both 142 and 144 West 5th St., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. The fire was declared under control at 10:57 a.m., Weaver said. There were no injuries to any residents, while a firefighter was transported to a hospital for treatment of a minor injury, Weaver said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but does not appear to be s…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Eight Displaced, One Hospitalized In Weekend Bayonne House Fire
Eight residents were displaced and one was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a massive fire over the weekend in Bayonne, authorities said. Firefighters responding to the house at 95 Hobart Ave. found smoke coming from the three-story, two-family house around 4:25 p.m., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Firefighters used multiple handlines to extinguish the blaze, which was brought under control at 6:06 p.m., the chief said. While the occupants were able to self-evacuate, one was treated for smoke inhalation. The building was temporarily uninhabitable, leaving eight resi…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
45 NJ Transit Passengers Escorted Off Train In Bayonne (
Photos
)
Firefighters escorted 45 NJ Transit passengers off a train after wires fell on it Friday, June 17 in Bayonne, authorities said. The Hudson Bergen Line Rail train became disabled around 4:30 p.m. when wires fell on it just south of the 45th Street station, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Posted by Bayonne Office of Emergency Management on Friday, June 17, 2022 Posted by Bayonne Office of Emergency Management on Friday, June 17, 2022 Transit police set up a command post at the station and dispatched engineers to the scene. Once the electricity was secured, Bayonne Fire, utiliz…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Massive Tanker Truck Explodes In Hudson County
A tanker truck exploded in Hudson County on Thursday, according to officials. Emergency crews were called to 250 Hook Road for a fire, around 5 p.m., according to Bayonne Office of Emergency Management A tanker truck is involved, according to officials. View of the explosion from a nearby neighborhood.James Wensell Multiple fire crews were called. Two tower ladders, several lines were operating at the scene. Crews are reporting that the initial fire has been knocked down. Crews continue work to cool the limit and limit exposure tanks. More details have yet to be released. This is…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Displaced, 2 Firefighters Injured In Massive Bayonne House Fire
Two firefighters were injured, two cats were rescued and 13 people were displaced by a three-alarm Bayonne house fire Wednesday. Flames shot out of the home at 126 W. 27th St., around 3:40 p.m., and had spread to both adjacent buildings, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said. An occupant was treated by McCabe EMS at the scene while two firefighters were treated at the hospital and released, officials said. Two cats were also rescued from one of the adjacent buildings, and given oxygen by paramedics. The cause remains under investigation but does not appear suspicious, authoriti…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Displaced, 2 Firefighters Injured In Massive Bayonne House Fire
Two firefighters were injured, two cats were rescued and 13 people were displaced by a three-alarm Bayonne house fire Wednesday. Flames shot out of the home at 126 W. 27th St., around 3:40 p.m., and had spread to both adjacent buildings, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said. An occupant was treated by McCabe EMS at the scene while two firefighters were treated at the hospital and released, officials said. Two cats were also rescued from one of the adjacent buildings, and given oxygen by paramedics. The cause remains under investigation but does not appear suspicious, authoriti…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Sparks Bayonne House Fire, 6 Displaced
Six people were displaced and one person suffered minor injuries in a Bayonne house fire sparked by a propane tank Saturday, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to heavy fire and smoke billowing from the third floor of the home at 42 Trask Ave., when they arrived at 12:03 p.m., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Companies stretched three hose lines to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby houses. The heavy fire and smoke condition was caused by a propane tank on the rear deck, which added fuel to the fire, Weaver said. The fire was placed under contr…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
1 Dog Dead, 1 Injured, 3 Residents Displaced In Bayonne House Fire
Firefighters rescued an injured dog and recovered the body of another from a house fire that displaced three people Tuesday in Bayonne. Crews responded to 108 W. 3rd St., where heavy smoke and fire were found on the first floor of a two-story attached building, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. The fire progressed to a second alarm and three hose lines were deployed by firefighters to extinguish the blaze. The fire was placed under control just before 4:50 p.m. Firefighters rescued one canine and recovered one deceased canine from the fire building. Three people were displaced f…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge
UPDATE: A body pulled from the water beneath the Bayonne Bridge over the weekend was that of a 19-year-old city man, friends and loved ones confirmed. Rescuers who responded to a report of a jumper shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday got help from a tug boat operator after the body was spotted in the Kill Van Kull just east of the bridge, Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled alongside the vessel, collected the body and brought it to the boat launch at 16th Street Park. The victim had been mugged earlier in the week and wasn't carrying a wallet or cellp…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper
Responders rushed to rescue a person who jumped from the Bayonne Bridge just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Arriving units found individuals on a tug boat in the Kill van Kull pulling the victim aboard, located just east of the bridge, Bayonne Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled up aside the vessel and transferred the person to their boat. Firefighters provided medical care on the person as they headed towards the boat launch at 16th Street Park, where they were met by EMS. The unidentified individual did not survive, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Da…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
11 Residents Displaced In Bayonne House Fire
Nearly a dozen people were displaced in a Bayonne fire early Christmas Morning. Flames consumed the rear portion of the first floor of 9 Andrew St., when crews arrived around 2 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Firefighters stretched multiple hand-lines in to the building, keeping the blaze from spreading to the second floor and adjacent building. The fire reached two alarms as crews conducted an extensive overhaul, in search of hidden pockets of fire in the walls and ceiling spaces of the building. Eleven people were displaced and are …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Homeless After Bayonne Fire
More than a dozen people were displaced in a Bayonne fire Friday, authorities said. City firefighters responded to 9 New St., for a basement blaze just before 8:50 a.m., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weave said. The fire was knocked out in less than 30 minutes before it spread to an adjacent house, the chief said. The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management Red Cross is working with the displaced residents.
