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Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: 2 Dead In New Year's Eve Butler Blaze
Two people died in a New Year's Eve house fire in Butler, authorities said. A 74-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital with severe burns sustained in the Myrtle Avenue blaze, which broke out shortly before 5 p.m., responders said. It was believed that his 72-year-old wife perished at the scene. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening, responders said. The two-alarm blaze was declared under control around 6:30 p.m. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office didn't disclose further information.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
'Inseparable' Couple Dies In Butler New Year's Eve Blaze
Anna and Richard Ryczek of Butler were inseparable. “They had a son,” neighbor Pier Rondin said. “I heard that the house was the only possession the old couple had to pass on to him.” Their Myrtle Avenue house went up in flames on New Year’s Eve, claiming both of the lives. Anna Ryczek, 72, perished in the two-alarm blaze. Her 74-year-old husband was airlifted to a hospital but died of his injuries, authorities said Wednesday. “In a way, his passing was a blessing,” Rondin said. “They remain inseparable.” Their beloved cat was killed, as well. Rondin and his son had taken their dogs for…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Man, 64, Dies In Parsippany Garden Apartment Fire
A 64-year-old resident was killed in a fire in a Parsippany garden apartment Sunday afternoon, responders said. His name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin. A firefighter refused medical attention for a cut sustained battling the first-floor Rutgers Lane blaze, which broke out in the Rutgers Village Apartment Complex just after 12:30 p.m. and severely damaged two units, they said. The main body of the fire was knocked down by Parsippany and Lake Hiawatha firefighters within a half-hour, after which they summoned investigators. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Offic…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In Norwalk
A fire broke out at a commercial building in Norwalk overnight. The fire in the single-story structure at 108 Connecticut Ave., began around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, Deputy Chief Edward Prescott of the Norwalk Fire Department said. The renovated building was set to open in January as a barbershop. The fire was quickly knocked down once firefighters gained entry into the structure, a metal roll-up security door that covered the front of the building and had to be cut open, according to Prescott. While the fire was contained to the building, firefighters positioned a…
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
A late-afternoon, two-alarm house fire broke out on the third story of a residence in the area. It happened just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 in Mahopac on Nicole Way. The blaze brought a full response from the Mahopac Fire Department with mutual aid from Mahopac Falls, Yorktown and Croton Falls fire departments and NYSE&G, as stations that were responding were covered by other neighboring departments. Chief Bill Nikisher was Incident Command and positioned the Ladder Company in the driveway of the home to access the third story. Carmel Police responded wi…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
One Injured In Westchester House Fire
One injury was reported after a fire broke out at a multifamily home in Westchester. The blaze, reported around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, happened on the first floor of the structure on Spruce Street in Mamaroneck. The fire was brought under control quickly and one resident was treated for unspecified injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Massapequa, NY
News
Two Hospitalized After Kitchen Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
A pair of Long Island residents were hospitalized when an early morning fire broke out in Massapequa. First responders were dispatched to a Michele Terrace home in Massapequa at approximately 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, where there was a report of a house fire. Fire officials said that the fire started in the kitchen, and first responders were able to contain the blaze to just the one room. The fire was declared under control after approximately 30 minutes. All occupants of the house were able to evacuate, though two were transported to the Nassau University Medical Center by the Mass…
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Area Home
A Rockland County resident was hospitalized after a fire broke out in an area garage, prompting an emergency response. First responders from the Ramapo Police Department and Hillcrest Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the fire to just the attached garage, and it was quickly extinguished by first responders. Police said that one resident was transported by paramedics from the Spring Hill Ambulance to Spring Hill Samaritan Hospital who was…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
School
'S OUT: Electrical Outages Could Shut Hopatcong Schools For The Week
Hopatcong students could be home for the rest of the week due to a series of electrical malfunctions. Superintendent Arthur DiBenedetto urged parents to come up with contingency plans for Thursday and Friday, if power to the schools cannot be restored. Sometime Wednesday morning, transformers began overheating as the result of an electrical outage near the high school and Tulsa Trail Elementary School, DiBenedetto said. Circulator pumps may have burned out, and a fire broke out at the administration building, he said. While electricity has been restored to the high school, parts of the bu…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Quick-Acting Staffers Get Developmentally Disabled Children To Safety In Pre-Dawn Wyckoff Fire
Wyckoff firefighters quickly doused a damaging, pre-dawn blaze Wednesday at a retreat for children with developmental disabilities. A staff member with minor smoke inhalation was the only reported injury in the 4:46 a.m. two-alarm fire in the Oak Lodge at the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, Wyckoff Police Chief David Murphy said. Staffers quickly moved the occupants to another facility at the Mountain Avenue campus, he said. Fire companies from surrounding towns joined Wyckoff firefighters, police and EMS either at the scene or in borough coverage, Murphy said. The cause appeared el…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Motorist Flees Scene After Vehicle Fire Forces Closure Of I-95 Stretch In Fairfield County
A motorist fled the scene after the vehicle they were driving caught fire in the middle of I-95 in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 10:25 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the Fairfield Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire on the highway near Exit 19, in Fairfield, said the Fairfield Fire Department. By the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the vehicle was fully ablaze in the center lane, the department said. With the assistance of the State Police, traffic was closed for a period of time in the southbound direction, so responders could safely…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
20 Displaced In Massive Long Island Apartment Fire
Twenty people were displaced on Long Island, as several Suffolk County fire departments teamed to battle a blaze at an apartment complex early on Monday, Dec. 9, fire officials said. Fire crews responded to the Fairfield Sunrise Gardens complex on Greenbriar Drive in Bohemia shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, where a fire damaged a total of 12 apartments, leaving 20 without a roof over their heads, according to the Red Cross. Firefighters from Bohemia, Bayport, Blue Point, East Islip, Holbrook, Islip Terrace, Lakeland, Sayville, and West Sayville took approximately an hour to knock down the…
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