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Putnam
Police & Fire
Driver Dies In Fiery Crash On I-84 In Kent
A person was killed in a fiery crash on a busy Hudson Valley highway, police announced. The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, May 6, around 7:15 p.m., when a vehicle traveling on I-84 in Kent left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. After hitting the tree, the vehicle went up in flames, Hicks said. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash has not been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Morris
News
Pequannock Rallies For Fire Victims
A fire heavily damaged a home in Morris County on Thursday, May 2 and now the community is coming together to help. The fire occurred at 10 Ryan Ln. in Pequannock Township, Mayor Ryan Herd said. Everyone was able to evacuate and there were no injuries, Herd said. "Our first responders...worked their ass off to put this fire down and keep everybody safe, including the neighbors and the neighbors houses.," Herd said. A fundraiser has been set up to Ardjian Veseli, the homeowner, as he and his family attempts to rebuild their life. "The impact of this tragedy extends b…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Arlington High-Rise (
Developing
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Firefighters were at the scene of a major fire at an Arlington apartment building Monday morning, May 6. Significant smoke conditions were reported in the parking garage and throughout various locations of the building in the 1500 block of Key Boulevard. A second alarm was called as of 10:40 a.m.
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
Tenant Accused Of Letting Cliffside Apartment Fire Burn Is Identified (
Update
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UPDATE: Authorities have identified an emotionally troubled tenant who they said deliberately left a fire burning in his Cliffside Park apartment. Authorities arrested Christopher J. Perez, 40, at his sister's home after the two-alarm blaze was doused in a top-floor unit in the three-story brick building on Palisade Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 28, sources told Daily Voice. He was charged with endangering the lives of others and failing to put out or control a fire, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday. Perez also was charged with possession of crack t…
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Restaurant Workers Save Person From Raging Fire In Norwalk
A person burned during a blaze in Fairfield County was rescued by good Samaritans who work at a nearby restaurant. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, April 26, in the rear of 607 Main Ave. According to Deputy Chief Jonathan Maggio of the Norwalk Fire Department, arriving firefighters found a 1,000-square-foot area of brush burning between the Norwalk River and the rear parking area. Before firefighters arrived, Maggio said staff from the local business Dave's Planet Pizza pulled the victim from the fire and up an embankment to safety. Firefighters from Rescu…
Camden
Police & Fire
Fire Closes Voorhees Town Center For Weekend
A mall in South Jersey will be closed through the weekend due to a fire. The fire broke out in the food court of Voorhees Town Center on Friday evening, April 18, local firefighters said. Last night, Quint and Engine 68 responded mutual aid into Voorhees for a building fire at The Voorhees Town Center. ... Posted by Gibbsboro Fire Company #1 on Saturday, April 20, 2024 While no injuries were reported, the mall said it would be closed through the weekend and reopen on Monday, April 22.
Port Chester
News
Support Rushes In For Family Whose Cars Burned In Fire At Westchester Shopping Center
Community members are coming together to help a family who lost three cars in a devastating fire at a shopping center parking garage in Westchester. The blaze happened on Monday, April 15 around 4:30 a.m., when three vehicles caught on fire on the second floor of the parking structure at the Waterfront Place shopping center in Port Chester. Earlier Report - Car Fires Ignite At Waterfront Place In Port Chester After a lengthy battle, crews from the Port Chester Fire Department were eventually able to extinguish the blaze by 8:15 a.m. However, the incident left the thre…
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (
Developing
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Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a blaze at a business on Route 72, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Thursday morning. The fire broke out in the 300 block of South Main Street/Rt. 72 in Penn Township, Manheim at 10:20 a.m., according to Lancaster Countywide Communications. Rt. 72 has closed in both directions between Fruitville Pike and East Sun Hill Road until the fire is contained, NLCRPD explained, adding, "please follow orders from the Fire Police who are directing traffic." As of 10:43 a.m. police said, one person had suffered mino…
Port Chester
Police & Fire
Car Fires Ignite In Parking Garage At Shopping Center In Westchester
Crews raced to the parking garage at a busy Westchester shopping center after several cars went up in flames inside the building, officials said. New, updated report - Funds Pour In For Port Chester Vehicle Fire Victims The incident happened on Monday morning, April 15, when multiple cars caught on fire inside the parking structure at the Waterfront Place shopping center in Port Chester, according to village officials. The Port Chester Fire Department successfully extinguished all of the blazes. However, an investigation is now being conducted at the parking garage and surroundi…
Arlington
Police & Fire
17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (
Updated
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More than a dozen people were displaced in Northeast DC by an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out in an area apartment building. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after midnight to a two-story apartment building in the 300 block of Seaton Place SE, where acting Fire Chief Anthony Kelleher said crews were met by flames on all floors, and through the roof. Update: 2-alarm fire - 300 Block of Seaton Place NE - Acting Fire and EMS Chief Anthony Kelleher provides brief insight in to this incident with units arriving on the scene within approximately four minutes of the call fo…
Middlesex NJ
Traffic
Tractor Trailer Fire Delays Traffic Along NJ Turnpike
A tractor trailer fire caused congestion along the NJ Turnpike Sunday evening, April 14. According to the DOT website, the incident happened on the southbound side of the outer roadway, north of Interchange 12 to Carteret-Rahway. Traffic cameras captured smoke still billowing at the scene as of 6 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Two Entrapped, Five Hospitalized In Clifton Fire
Five people were hospitalized in a Fairfax County fire on Wednesday morning, April 10, responders said. The blaze broke out on the 13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton around 10:15 a.m., the county fire department said. Two people were trapped inside the home where heavy flames were reported. Two occupants were removed from the home and seriously injured. Three others were hospitalized, too, police said.
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Vacant Home Uninhabited For Nearly 20 Years Goes Up In Flames In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A tricky early morning blaze that broke out in a home that's been vacant for nearly two decades in Maryland caused extensive damage, according to the Fire Marshal. First responders from the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department and other nearby agencies were called shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, March 8, to the 900 block of East Estate Street in Wicomico County, when a neighbor reported that there was smoke and flames coming from a nearby home. At 0200 on April 8th, Wicomico alerted Fire Box 74-1 for a house fire in the 900 block of State Street. Engine 741... Posted by Delmar Fire Depart…
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Police Detail Suicide Note Penned By Sayreville Dad Before Killing 9-Year-Old Son: Affidavit
The death of a 9-year-old boy at the hands of his father in Sayreville was intended to be a murder-suicide, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. Manuel Rivera, 43, recorded an apology video following a marital dispute he’d been having with a “witness” just before leaving an Eisenhower Drive home with the 9-year-old boy Thursday, March 28, according to an affidavit for probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. “We spoke to a witness who indicated that her and Mr. Rivera were having marital issues and that he sent her a video to her phone,” Sayreville Police Det…
Arlington
Traffic
Driver Killed In Fiery DC Crash Was Trapped On Top Of Jersey Wall On I-295 In DC, Police Say
New details have been released after a person was killed in a fiery crash on I-295 that left one dead and several others injured. The Metropolitan Police Department detailed the events that resulted in a fatal crash on Friday morning in Northeast DC, though the investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police say that at 6:50 a.m. on March 29, a Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck was heading north on the interstate and approaching the Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue exit when the crash happened. Crash with entrapment & fire I-295 at Benning Rd NE. Had 2 vehicles involved with 1 on f…
Ridgefield
Police & Fire
Fire Heavily Damages Town Official's Home In Ridgefield
A fire ripped through the home of a Fairfield County town official, leaving the residence uninhabitable. The incident occurred in Ridgefield at the home of Town Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Robert Hendrick around 10:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, on East Ridge Road. According to Ridgefield Fire Chief Jerry Myers, firefights spent more than five hours at the scene battling the blaze across the street from East Ridge Middle School and had to return on Friday, March 22 for a flare-up. Hendrick was home with his daughter at the time of the fire, Myers said a fire alarm alerted them to…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Bucks Co. School Bus Catches Fire With 36 Students Onboard: Police (
Photos
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Authorities in Newtown are investigating two separate fires involving school vehicles on Friday morning, March 22, according to the township police department. The first fire happened in the parking lot at St. Andrew Catholic Education Center on Wrights Road around 7:45 a.m., police said. The vehicle was unoccupied and there were no injuries or damages to other property, authorities wrote. The second blaze broke out on a Council Rock School District bus with 36 students and one driver onboard, according to police. Scenes from the Council Rock school bus fire…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Several Displaced By Fire In Royersford (
Photos
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Authorities responded to the scene of a house fire in Royersford on Wednesday evening, March 20, according to borough officials. Royersford Fire Department said they were called to the 200 block of 2nd Avenue just before 6 p.m. Photos from the scene showed multiple rowhomes engulfed in flames. ibid UPT Fire & Emergency Services ibid UPT Fire & Emergency Services The Red Cross set up a warming and cell phone charging station to assist the displaced residents, authorities said. Those affected have been given temporary housing, according to Mayor Alex Metricart…
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Catonsville: Police
Hoarding conditions were found as crews responded to a deadly house fire in Baltimore County on Tuesday night, March 19. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home on the 100 block of Helms Pick Court in Catonsville just after 11:20 p.m. and found heavy flames coming from a second-floor window. Crews upgraded their response to a rescue upon observing a vehicle in the driveway and found the female victim in a second-floor hallway. Firefighters reported hoarding conditions and brought the fire under control shortly after midnight, they said. The exact cause of the fire and the identity o…
Mount Vernon
Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released For Man Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Mount Vernon Residence
This story has been updated. A man was found dead during a search of a Westchester residence that went up in flames, officials announced. The incident began on Saturday, March 16 just before 9:30 a.m., when a blaze ignited at a Mount Vernon residence at 449 South Third Ave. Firefighters soon arrived at the scene and began battling the blaze, finding heavy flames coming from the residence's first floor, according to Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard. Because of the intense flames, it was difficult for crews to thoroughly search the building. During a secon…
Bedford
Police & Fire
Fire Begins Underneath Dump Truck On I-684 In Bedford
A dump truck had to pull over on a busy highway in Northern Westchester after a blaze began underneath its cab. The incident happened on Interstate 684 North in Bedford in the area of Exit 4, when a smoldering fire began underneath the cab of a tri-axle dump truck, forcing it to pull over, the Bedford Fire Department said on Monday, March 11. A passing motorist tried to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful. Arriving fire crews then stretched a hose line to the truck and were able to extinguish the blaze while directing traffic on the highway. The scene was later …
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Two Trapped, Killed In Fierce Passaic Apartment Fire
Two people were killed in a ferocious garden apartment fire in Passaic on Sunday. The fire apparently broke out on the first floor in back of the two-story Spruce Street building and instantly spread to the second floor and a cockloft -- trapping the victims -- shortly before 9:30 a.m. March 3. A vehicle just outside the brick structure also caught fire. A battalion chief reported heavy fire and smoke right from the get-go. The adult victims' bodies were found soon after, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. 16 Spruce Street, Passaic Damien …
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Becomes Third Fatality In Baltimore Townhouse Fire That Left 19 Displaced (
Update
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Three people, including two minors, have now been confirmed dead after a Baltimore townhouse fire left 19 families displaced earlier this week. An 8-year-old boy was one of three people found unconscious when firefighters battled the blaze at the 3400 block of E. Lombard Street in Southeast Baltimore Tuesday, Feb. 27. The boy died hours after he was rescued, while a 13-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The man was pronounced dead Wednesday, and the girl died Thursday afternoon, according to CBS. The cause of the fire remains und…
South Passaic
Police & Fire
One Dead In Paterson Fire: Authorities
One person was killed in a two-alarm fire in an abandoned building in Paterson early Thursday, Feb. 29, authorities said. At 3:30 a.m., firefighters were on scene at 69 Mercer St., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes, Paterson Police Department Officer In Charge Isa Abbassi, and Paterson Fire Chief Alex Alicea said. Firefighters discovered the body on the second floor of the house after putting out the blaze, authorities said. The identity of the deceased has not been confirmed, authorities said. Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said the city is in mourning. "Our firefight…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Turtle, Ferret Rescued From Tricky Two-Alarm Fire That Damaged Northeast DC Homes (
Video
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Firefighters have largely contained a two-alarm fire that rapidly spread from one vacant home to a neighboring house in Northeast DC. At around noon on Friday afternoon, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 4000 block of Benning Road NE, where a blaze broke out inside a two-story home. Working Fire 4000 block Benning Rd NE. Fire in a 2 story story dwelling #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) January 26, 2024 A second alarm was quickly called as the flames continued to spread while smoke billowed through the air that could be seen for several blocks in the area. https…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Man, 45, Airlifted After Dousing Hunterdon County Porch Fire
A 45-year-old Hunterdon County resident was flown to a nearby hospital after dousing a fire on his front porch on Tuesday night, Dec. 12, police said. The blaze broke out at a home on Allerton Road in Clinton around 8:20 p.m., Clinton Township Police said. Officers arrived and found that the man was able to extinguish the flames but had been injured in the process. The man was subsequently flown to Saint Barnabas Medical Center for further treatment. Assisting agencies include the Annandale Hose Company, Clinton Fire Department, South Branch Emergency Service, and the Clinton Township Fire…
Bucks
Traffic
'Melting Highway': I-95 Collapse Caused By Tanker Fire In Philadelphia
Part of Interstate 95 running through Philadelphia collapsed after a tanker underneath it caught fire early Sunday, June 11. The 6 a.m. eruption happened between Exit 32 for Academy Road and Exit 30 for Cottman Avenue in Tacony, Pennsylvania State Police said. All lanes were closed indefinitely, with some local streets closed, too. One Twitter user said it looked as though the highway was melting. Fire underneath 95 north of Philadelphia. Looks like the highway is melting. Hope emergency crews shut it down quickly. @6abc pic.twitter.com/sHyqhMD1OQ — Chandler Clay (@chandlereclay) June…
Harford
Schools
Sprinklers Help Contain Fire At Joppatowne HS; Students, Staff Evacuated
Fire sprinklers came to the rescue of a Harford high school when a blaze broke out on Tuesday afternoon before dismissal. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to Joppatowne High School at approxiamtely 2 p.m. on Tuesdayay 16, where students and staff evacuated after a fire was reported, sending smoke through parts of the building. Officials said that fire sprinklers knocked down most of the flames, and responding firefighters were able to finish the job and begin ventilating the building of the smoke. No injuries were reported. The Maryland Fire Marshal has bee…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Schoolhouse Blaze: East Norwich's Harmony Heights Catches Fire
Officials reported an early-morning fire at a Long Island school that aims to help students who have emotional difficulties. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, according to the Nassau County Police Department. First responders quickly arrived at the Harmony Heights Residential and Day School, located in East Norwich at 60 Walnut Avenue, after it went up in flames for an unknown reason that is still being investigated. Multiple fire departments aided to extinguish the blaze. The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire, authorities said, and ther…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
Concurrent Car Fires Set Neighboring Lynn Homes Ablaze: Officials
At least two homes on the North Shore were set ablaze after several cars caught fire in-between both structures this week, according to officials. Firefighters from Lynn, Saugus and Swampscott responded to two vehicle fires at 109 and 111 Chestnut Street in Lynn around 1:21 p.m. on Friday, March 31, Lynn Fire said on Facebook. Incident Type: Structure Fire Number of Alarms: Second Alarm + Incident Commander: District Chief John Lynch Sr.... Posted by City of Lynn Fire Department on Saturday, April 1, 2023 Upon arrival, crews found the cars fully engulfed in flames. The cars were repo…
Norfolk
Police & Fire
Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire
Residents jumped out of windows to escape the fire that has now been revealed to have caused the death of two people, according to officials. A 31-apartment building located at 1305 Acushnet Avenue caught fire at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, according to the New Bedford Fire Department. Firefighters initially attacked the fire from the interior, but had to fall back and begin a defensive attack as the building deteriorated.New Bedford Fire Department Firefighters arrived on the scene to see heavy smoke and fire, some residents standing in windows waiting for rescue, a…
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