ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire
A man who died during an early morning fire in Rockland County has been identified.
Michael Mantell, 75, of Nanuet, died around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, during a fire at his home at 27 Amarillo Drive, said the Clarkstown Police Department.
When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the front part of the house engulfed in smoke and flames.
The officers were unable to gain entry to search the home due to the flames, police said.
Following the fire, Mantell was removed from the home by fire personnel and pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said.
The Nanuet F…
Photos: House Fire Breaks Out Overnight In Area
Three people were hospitalized overnight when a fire broke out and tore through a Putnam County home, officials said.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 18, first responders were dispatched to Oak Road West in Lake Secor, when a fire ravaged a one-story home, Jack Casey, spokesman for the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, said.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames, with the residents outside the home.
Fire crews, who were hampered by low-hanging wires that required NYSEG ’s assistance, had the flames knocked down by approximately 2:30 a.m. on Tue…
4-Alarm Fire Rips Through Bloomfield's Downtown
A four-alarm fire tore through a commercial building in Bloomfield Tuesday morning.
The blaze broke out at 55 Washington St. -- which is listed online as a Heavenly Bites Hot Dogs -- although authorities did not immediately know the cause or exact location of the fire.
Local tenants said the fire started in the basement of the building and impacted a nearby florist and barber shop.
The cause was not immediately known and no injuries were reported, police said.
Companies from Newark, Montclair, Clifton, Belleville, Nutley, East Orange, West Orange, West Caldwell, Caldwell, and Irvington r…
