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Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park House Fire Quickly Knocked Rochelle Park House Fire Quickly Knocked Rochelle Park House Fire Quickly Knocked
Rochelle Park House Fire Quickly Knocked Firefighters made quick work of a Rochelle Park house blaze. The fire broke out on the second floor of Parkway home off Rochelle Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Firefighters contained it there, knocking down the main body barely 20 minutes before they began. The fire was declared under control around 8:40 p.m.  Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. Fire officials are investigating the cause. Mutual aid was provided at the scene and in coverage by firefighters from Elmwood Park, Hackensack, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus and Saddle Brook. Damien Danis for …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
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Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire
Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Several family pets died in an early morning house fire that broke out on Monday in Maryland, officials announced. In Cecil County, first responders from the Water Witch Fire Company were dispatched shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to the 100 block of Rock Spring Road in Conowingo, when a neighbor reported smoke and fire that had broken out in an area home. According to investigators, it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately an hour to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $250,000 ($200,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its contents) in damages. …

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Massive Fire Tears Through Baltimore Building Massive Fire Tears Through Baltimore Building Massive Fire Tears Through Baltimore Building
Massive Fire Tears Through Baltimore Building Baltimore firefighters responded to a four-alarm fire at an apartment building in the Charles North neighborhood early Wednesday. The fire started at about 4:30 a.m. in the building at West 22nd Street and Maryland Avenue and quickly spread to the point that flames were shooting out of the roof. Nobody was injured in the blaze, but it took over 100 firefighters to control. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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by Joe Gomez
Cherry Hill, NJ
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South Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Major Apartment Building Blaze South Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Major Apartment Building Blaze South Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Major Apartment Building Blaze
South Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Major Apartment Building Blaze Firefighters quickly knocked down a major blaze reported in an apartment building in the city of Camden, authorities said. Fire broke out in an apartment at 2264 Baird Boulevard, Camden, according to a 6 am. report. No one was reported hurt.  The fire, requiring "all hands," was brought under control in about 40 minutes, initial reports said.  Details on whether any tenants were displaced were not immediately available.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Hartford, CT
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Wildfire In Connecticut State Park Contained Wildfire In Connecticut State Park Contained Wildfire In Connecticut State Park Contained
Wildfire In Connecticut State Park Contained A wildfire in a Connecticut state park has been contained after burning for a day. A fire in the Potash Brook area of the Natchaug State Forest in Windham was extinguished in the evening on Thursday, Sept. 17. Wildfire consumed 94 acres of parkland, said the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The preserve contains more than 13, 400 acres.  “The town is safe,” said DEEP District Fire control Officer Rich Schenk on Thursday. While the fire is under control, firefighters and DEEP personnel will continue to monitor and contain any flare-ups that may happen ove…

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by Kristin Palpini