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Propane tank
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Fire, Explosion Devastate 125-Year-Old Historic Shelton Golf Club
A late-night fire that caused an explosion at a Connecticut golf course in Fairfield County is under investigation, authorities said. The fire was reported late Friday night, Nov. 15, at Highland Golf Club in Shelton, the fire department there said. The call came in around 11:30 p.m. and firefighters could see a "large orange glow" from a far distance as they made their way to the 261 Wooster St. 125-year-old golf course. Several propane tanks were boiling when firefighters arrived, and despite efforts to cool them down, one exploded and sent shrapnel flying hu…
Uniondale, NY
News
Terrorism Charge: Dad Tried Bombing Uniondale Building After Losing Visitation Rights, DA Says
A father angered over losing visitation rights with his kids tried bombing a Long Island government building, prosecutors said, leading to the county’s first ever terrorism charge. James Luca, age 46, of North Merrick, was arraigned on terrorism and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in connection with an attempted bombing at the Nassau County Department of Social Services building in Uniondale. Prosecutors said Luca and a co-defendant, 25-year-old Jayson Reyes, of North Merrick, arrived at the building on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Sept…
Sterling, VA
Police & Fire
Nonprofit Pays Off Mortgage For Family Of Firefighter Killed In Virginia Home Explosion
Veteran's Day will be a memorable one for one Virginia family still reeling from the loss of volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown, who was killed in a home explosion earlier this year. This year, the nonprofit Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced it will be delivering 40 mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families, including the Browns, following his death battling a blaze in February. On Friday, Feb. 16, crews were called to investigate a home explosion on Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling that left 11 first responders with significant injuries and caused $2.5 million …
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Fire At Captain Maryland Crab Shack Under Investigation In Cecil County (
Developing
)
A faulty refrigerator and freezer unit may be to blame for the blaze at Captain Zac's Crab Shack in Cecil County early on Monday morning, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly before 4 a.m. on July 8, crews from the Singerly Fire Company were called to the crab shack behind Sarge's Market on Augustine Herman Highway in Elkton when a passerby reported seeing a fire in the area. The fire at Zach's Crab Shack Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal Officials say that Deputy State Fire Marshals continue to look at accidental causes, including a failure of a freezer/refr…
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Family Displaced By Early Morning Grill, Propane Fire In Maryland
A family was displaced by a fast-moving electrical fire in Montgomery County on Friday morning, officials say. First responders were called to the 8800 block of Cochran Court, where there was a reported "heavy fire" in the back of a two-story home. Update - Cochrane Ct, single -family house, two adults & two kids were home at time of fire, smoke alarm alerted the family, they got out, no injury, significant damage, 1 family will be displaced pic.twitter.com/uJQFNMSL1Z — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 28, 2024 According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, th…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Caused Home Explosion That Killed 45-Year-Old Jersey Shore Man: Prosecutor
A propane tank is to blame for the home explosion that killed a 45-year-old Jersey Shore man on Tuesday, Oct. 31, authorities said. Kevin Thomas, 45, was found on his front lawn of 253 Neptune Dr., with serious burns, and airlifted to Temple Burn Center in Philadelphia after the explosion that turned into a fire ravaged his house, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Thomas died at the hospital, said Billhimer alongside Stafford Township Police Chief Thomas Dellane. The origin of the explosion was the southwest corner bedroom of the home, and that the cause of …
Cortlandt, NY
News
Tank Ahoy!: 200-Pound Propane Container Washes On Shore Of Croton Park
An unexpected 200-pound piece of jetsam emerged from the depths of the Hudson River and washed onto the shores of a Northern Westchester park, fire officials said. A 200-pound propane tank was found on the shores of Croton Landing Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Friday evening, July 28, the village's fire department announced. After being notified of the tank, department members were able to lift it from the beach and bring it to dry land. There, it sat for a day before being removed from the park on Saturday morning, July 29 by Halstead Quinn, the fire department said. Fire officials said…
Lancaster, PA
News
3 People Hospitalized After Home Explodes In Lancaster County: Authorities
Three people, including a child, have been hospitalized following an explosion in Lancaster County on Friday morning, authorities say. A leaking propane tank caused an explosion which sparked a house fire in the 1400 block of Union Grove Road in East Earl Township on Dec. 23 around 4 a.m. Four people were recused from the home and two of the adults and a child were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities with the Weaverland Valley fire department. No other injuries were reported. The home is considered a "total loss" according to…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Northern Westchester
A home was damaged by a gas grill fire in Northern Westchester. The blaze broke out around 7:51 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, on Hayes Drive in Yorktown Heights. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a grill on fire next to a structure, the Yorktown Volunteer Fire Department said. A neighbor who is an off-duty firefighter was able to knock down the main body of fire utilizing a dry chemical fire extinguisher and pull the grill away from the structure prior to the fire department's arrival. The damage to the home.Yorktown Heights Fire Department Yorktown Heights firefighters secur…
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…
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Explosion Causes Spring Valley House Fire
This story has been updated. A house fire that broke out following an explosion of a propane tank in Spring Valley has been controlled. The fire, which started around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, also spread to a shed at 359 Roosevelt Ave., in Spring Valley, officials said. Spring Valley firefighters brought the blaze under control by 2:15 p.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
