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Warwick, NY
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Man's Body Found After Rapidly-Spreading Blaze At Florida Home
A raging house fire in Orange County left one man dead after flames rapidly engulfed his home, authorities said. The fire broke out on Friday, Feb. 28, at around 8:06 p.m. at a three-story home located at 649 Wheeler Rd. in the village of Florida, according to the Town of Warwick Police Department. When first responders arrived, they found heavy fire consuming the rear of the home, with flames spreading quickly from the ground floor through the roof. Authorities were also informed that the homeowner was unaccounted for. As firefighters battled the flames, crews eventually made their…
Mamaroneck, NY
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Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Larchmont
Although a quick response from firefighters to an early morning blaze at a house in Westchester ensured that the occupants escaped unharmed, one first responder was hospitalized as a result of the blaze. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 14 just after 5:10 a.m., when firefighters in Larchmont raced to a residence at 75 Magnolia Ave. According to the Larchmont Fire Department, crews got to the house within three minutes of the call and found smoke and fire pouring from the residence's roof. Department members then made sure all occupants were out of the house befo…
Elkton, MD
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Firefighter Airlifted To Hospital After Battling Blaze At Historic Cecil County Home: Officials
A home that has stood in Cecil County for nearly a century went up in flames on Friday morning as the Maryland State Fire Marshal investigates what happened on the historic estate. Shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 3, crews from the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to Nottingham Road in Elkton, where there was a report of a blaze that broke out inside a two-story single family home. While battling the fire, officials say that a firefighter from the agency fell from a second story deck and had to be treated at the scene by paramedics. He was then flown to S…
Cambridge, MA
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Firefighters in Lowell were on the scene of a three-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 9. The first call for help went out around 2:30 p.m. to 700 Broadway Street, but the fire grew quickly. It became a three-alarm blaze within 30 minutes. Officials have not said what building is on fire or what may have caused it, but the Don Kennet Auto Body Supplies is located in that area. A portion of the building collapsed around 3 p.m., a tweet said. Firefighters had five live firelines beating back the fire. One firefighter was briefly trapped inside the building, but they were evacuated and…
Paterson, NJ
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'Drug Dungeon': Synth Pot Lab Found In Paterson Basement, 4 Firefighters Sickened By Fumes
Four firefighters were briefly hospitalized after an overnight explosion and fire at a large-scale synth pot lab in the basement of a Paterson home up the block from a school. The firefighters were evaluated as a precaution and then released from St.Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson after they inhaled noxious fumes at the Illinois Avenue residence, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. “What it appears to be is a K2 mill,” Speziale said. Sold cheaply in packages the size of tea bags, K2 is what some officials have referred to as “weaponized marijuana.” It’s mixed with min…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Firefighters Battle Hampton Township House Fire
An elderly woman suffered burns to her hand in a fire that ravaged a Hampton Township house Tuesday, authorities said. Emergency vehicles lined Westbrook Lane to fight the second-alarm blaze, which broke out around 4:30 p.m., the Sussex County Fire Wire reported on Facebook. A firefighter got his foot stuck climbing up the stairs of the deck the house while fighting the blaze but swiftly pulled it out and got right back to work, fellow firefighters said. He may have suffered a pulled muscle, responders said. Photos provided by Matthew Gizzi of Gizzi Productions. Photos can be email…
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Fire Destroys Truck, Sends One Firefighter To ER
A pickup truck and some fertilizer were destroyed during a structure fire in Norwalk that sent one firefighter to the emergency room. The fire took place around 9:27 a.m., Friday, July 19, at 320 Martin Luther King Drive at the Tough Lawn business, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Todd Smith. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a fire inside the garage with the cab of a pickup truck fully on fire, the department. Next to the vehicle were pallets of fertilizer with pesticides. The sprinkler system of the building activated and controlled the fire while firefig…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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45 Firefighters Battle Blaze At House In Westchester
A one-alarm house fire that broke out in Westchester required the work of 45 firefighters to safely extinguish. Officials at the Yonkers Fire Department say the blaze, which occurred at a private residence at 10 Aldrich Street around 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, was caused by an electrical malfunction. Con Edison also responded to the scene. Officials say that the fire was under control by around 10:40 a.m. with all fire companies back in service by 12 p.m. No firefighter or civilian injuries have been reported, and the home’s electrical supply is still out of service.
