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Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
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: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton
Clifton firefighters doused a fast-moving minivan fire Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred at the Allwood Road off-ramp from westbound Route 3. The state Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10-gallon gasoline spill that was cleaned up. For more fire-related video, go to: Demonracer2 (YouTube)
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Mahopac
Firefighters knocked down a house fire that broke out on Secor Road in Mahopac after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29. Fire crews from the Mahopac Falls Fire Department received reports of smoke billowing from a house on Secor Road. Emergency teams converged on the scene and found heavy smoke upon entering the home, but little fire was found. The property owners were on the scene to stay close to their dogs. EMTs kept an eye on the owners as the fire crews worked to stabilize the property. Fire Police closed one lane of Secor Road to give fire trucks access. Drivers are requested to slow down i…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Family Left Homeless After Fire At Westchester Home
A family was displaced days before Christmas after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Mount Vernon. Fire officials confirmed that a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, sending at least one family out in the cold and rain with Christmas fast approaching. According to a News12 report, the landlord of the building cited a greasy pot that was left on a stove, which caught fire and spread to paper towels. Officials said the fire and most of the damage was limited to the one apartment, though others suffered minor smoke and water damage. N…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Causes Shopping Center Evacuation In Westchester
A shopping center had to be evacuated after a carpet cleaning business caught fire, sending black smoke into the surrounding stores and closing a major roadway. The fire at the Excelsior Cleaners at 1320 W Boston Post Road in the Ferndale Shopping Center, began around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, said the Town of Mamaroneck Police. At least 40 firefighters from local departments were on hand helping battle the flames that were reportedly contained to the one building. Boston Post Road is closed between Richbell Road and Weaver Street. As of 5:15 p.m., that roadway remained closed, police…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Business
Customers Raise Funds For Ramsey Cafe Staff Following Fire
The staff at Ramsey Corner Cafe has been nothing but warm and welcoming to customers for years. That's why after a fire ravaged the restaurant Dec. 7, the grateful clients are giving back. More than $5,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched by Patti Alsdorf Gurney for Ramsey Corner Cafe and owner John Sideris as of Sunday morning. "John and the staff at the Corner Cafe always welcomed guests with a smile and 'Sit anywhere you like!' Gurney wrote on the page. "If they knew your name they greeted you personally. "The next few months the kitchen staff and waitresses will be …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two Families Displaced In Blaze Battled By 45 Firefighters In Westchester
Two families were displaced on late Thursday night after a fire broke out in the upper floors of a multi-family home in Yonkers. Crews from the Yonkers Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Hawthorne Avenue shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, Assistant Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick said. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from the rear of the building. Fitzpatrick said that firefighters found flames on the third floor that extended to the enclosed attic area of the home. Three hoses were brought into the home, with one put into operation, he said, and …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Details Emerge On Origin Of Building Fire That Left Four Dead In Area
A day after four people were found dead inside an abandoned three-story home following an intense fire, officials have pinpointed where the fire started, but are waiting for forensics results for additional details. The early Monday morning fire, at 61 Academy St., started in the first-floor bathroom in the northeast section, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The identities of the four found inside remain unknown, awaiting results from the Dutchess County Medical Examiner's Office. The chief said at this point they (the investigating agencies) don't have any …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Leaves Several Families Displaced, Damages Bakery In Northern Westchester
Several families were left homeless following a fire at a three-story home in Northern Westchester.The fire started around 6:15 p.m. Sunday at 1049 Main St., in Peekskill, according to the Peekskill Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire on the third floor, the fire department said. Several additional fire departments were called in to help bring the fire under control within an hour of arrival, the department said. The building, which contained several apartments, and a bakery was heavily damaged. At least 12 people were left displaced, Red Cross official…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Thanksgiving Day Blaze Displaces A Dozen Little Ferry Families
A Thanksgiving Day fire displaced residents of a dozen Little Ferry garden apartments. Twelve more units in another building were evacuated, as well, but only briefly. No injuries were reported in the 8 p.m. blaze, which apparently began in a kitchen and stretched through the entire cockloft of the Ledgewood Terrace building on Liberty Avenue, members of Little Ferry Hook & Ladder Company 1 said. The American Red Cross was providing temporary housing for the condo residents who were displaced by the two-alarm blaze. “Despite cold conditions and the Thanksgiving holiday, the main body o…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Former Restaurant Site In Town Of Wallkill
An early morning fire destroyed the former site of a restaurant in the area.The two-alarm fire, which started around 4:30 a.m. Thursday at the former site of the closed Rusty Nail off Dunning Road, was fully involved when the first arriving fire units from the Mechanicstown Fire Department arrived on the scene. Due to the large nature of the fire, part of Dunning Road was closed until later in the morning as crews works to douse the flames that consumed the building. According to the fire department, two deck guns were used to fight the fire, as well as Goshen's tower ladder, Middletown' s …
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack Furniture Store Employee Injured Trying To Escape Blaze
An employee of the Hackensack furniture store that broke out in flames Wednesday morning was injured while trying to escape the blaze, fire officials told NorthJersey.com. It was unclear whether or not the Buy and Save Furniture 2 employee was being treated for their injuries. The four-alarm fire started around 10:40 a.m. at 153 Main Street. Merchandise was on fire before the blaze spread to the structure, collapsing the second and third floors. By the time firefighters arrived, Buy and Save Furniture 2 had suffered the partial collapse, leaving them unable to perform a preliminary buildin…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
NYC College Tennis Player, 20, Dies In Fiery Cresskill Monument Crash
UPDATE: A 20-year-old college tennis player from Queens was killed when his speeding vehicle slammed into the Camp Merritt Memorial Monument in Cresskill and burst into flames before dawn Saturday, authorities told Daily Voice. Video from a gas station at the circle shows the crash and explosion, which tore off the front of the 2016 Infiniti Q50, split the rest in two and hurled Christian Gloria about 75 feet just before 4:30 a.m. Gloria played tennis in high school and was listed on the ASA College team in Manhattan. "Any factors such as impairment are all still under investigation,&…
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