One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire
One Dead, One Firefighter Injured In Newark House Fire One person was killed and a firefighter was injured in a Newark house fire Friday night, officials said. Firefighters found an unresponsive man right behind the door and immediately called a second alarm while responding to 25 Hedden Terrace, a 2.5-story wood-frame home, around 8:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Another adult male was rescued from the building’s roof and a firefighter, who suffered an ankle injury, was being evaluated by EMS, Ambrose said. The unresponsive man was pronounced at the scene. His identity was not released as of 10:50 p.m. T…
Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester
Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester A four-alarm fire has responders from across the region working to knock down flames at a strip mall in Westchester. The fire started around 6:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in Yonkers on the 600-block of Yonkers Avenue in a commercial building, and has caused multiple collapses inside, according to a post on Facebook by the Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association. Upon arrival, firefighters could see heavy fire coming through the roof of the building. The department is asking all motorists and residents to avoid the area. Yonkers Police said that Yonkers Avenue at St. Johns Church is clo…
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another A predawn fire Monday destroyed an unoccupied Passaic multi-family home, damaged another next door and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Eleven people in all were displaced, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Jackson Street home when firefighters arrived around shortly before 4 a.m. It collapsed within an hour, they said. Residents next door got out safely as the fire spread to a neighboring home. The blaze was knocked down at 4:55 a.m. and declared under control at 6:10 a.m. The cause wasn't immediately determined. A firefighter required treat…
Fire That Injured 3 Firefighters Is Suspected Arson; Arrest Made Fire That Injured 3 Firefighters Is Suspected Arson; Arrest Made
Fire That Injured 3 Firefighters Is Suspected Arson; Arrest Made Police have arrested a man accused of setting a fire that injured three firefighters and torched a Springfield building. Jose Rodriguez-Acevedo, 21, of Springfield, was arrested Friday, Set. 4, and charged with arson of a dwelling and three counts of causing injury to a firefighter in the performance of their duties, according to the Office of Springfield Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi. He was arrested around 10:30 a.m. in Johnny Appleseed Park. Rodriguez-Acevedo’s arrest is in connection to the Aug. 23 fire that spread to vacant buildings at 312-320 Locust St. He allegedly lit a mattress…
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Fire gutted two Clifton homes and damaged another, injuring a firefighter and displacing at least nine people, responders said. The injury wasn’t considered life-threatening, they said. The blaze broke out in the basement of an East 2nd Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. It spread to a car in a driveway that exploded, spreading the flames to a second home. The fire on 2nd Street in Clifton quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the buildings.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of t…
Two Rescued, 14 Displaced, One Firefighter Injured In Newark Blaze Two Rescued, 14 Displaced, One Firefighter Injured In Newark Blaze
Two Rescued, 14 Displaced, One Firefighter Injured In Newark Blaze Two residents were rescued and 14 displaced in a Newark fire that left one firefighter injured early Thursday morning. Firefighters rescued two residents from the three-story, wooden-framed building at 258 South 11th St., that was smoking heavily from the basement and third floor windows around 2:40 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The other occupants were able to self-evacuate, and the fire was considered under control about 45 minutes later. One firefighter sprained a wrist, and approximately 14 residents were displaced, Ambrose said. The Newark Fir…
35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire 35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire
35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire An apartment house fire in Edison destroyed 11 apartments, ousting at least 35 tenants from their units, authorities said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Parsonage Road building when firefighters arrived around 4:30 p.m. Monday.  Some tenants were able to return to their homes to collect some belongings -- others lost everything, Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth Jr. said. One township firefighter suffered a hand injury and was expected to be treated and released, Toth said.  The Red Cross and township Health Department assisted in relocating everyone evacuated fr…
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze A firefighter was hospitalized with burns while battling a nighttime Newark blaze that damaged two homes. He was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Thursday night with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, fellow firefighters said. Responders found heavy flames between a pair of 2 ½-story wood-frame homes in the 200 block of North Street, one of which was vacant, shortly before 9:30p.m. The fire extended into the basement and the upper floors and cockloft of one of the homes, they said. Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour. The Red Cross te…
Long Island Home Heavily Damaged By Blaze, Firefighter Injured Long Island Home Heavily Damaged By Blaze, Firefighter Injured
Long Island Home Heavily Damaged By Blaze, Firefighter Injured A Long Island home was heavily damaged by a fire that also injured a firefighter. The fire took place around 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15, on Frisch Place in North Bellmore, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to call for a fire at a residence on Frisch Place. Upon arrival, officers found the home engulfed in flames and the occupants were out of the home.  The North Bellmore Fire Department with the assistance of East Meadow, Merrick, North Merrick, and Bellmore fire departments were able to extinguish the fire.  One member of the North Bel…
PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home An Elmwood Park multi-family home went up in flames Saturday night. Responders were met by flames and heavy smoke at the Fournier Crescent home just after 8:30 p.m. Hoarding conditions contributed to the extent of the two-alarm fire, which quickly spread to the attic, they said. One firefighter was injured, though not seriously, responders said. Two cats may have been lost. The Fournier Crescent fire quickly spread.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The main body of the fire was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. The blaze was declared under control a little over an hour after that. Mutual …
Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze
Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze Three Newark firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm fire, authorities said. Nearly 65 firefighter responded to the South Orange Avenue blaze at a vacant two-story commercial building around 8:57 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire spread to another vacant building next door, he said. One of the firefighters was taken to University Hospital for treatment of a minor head injury and released. The other two firefighters were treated at the scene by EMS and remained on duty.  No other injuries have been reported. The fire was …
ID Released For Woman Found Dead Inside LI Home Following Fire ID Released For Woman Found Dead Inside LI Home Following Fire
ID Released For Woman Found Dead Inside LI Home Following Fire A woman found dead inside a Bayville home that burned has been identified by police. Sonia Baron, 94, of Bayville, was found following a fire at her home on Bayville Park Boulevard around 1:58 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, said the Nassau County Police. Another resident, a man, was also found inside the home and is listed in critical condition, police said. When Bayville Fire Department responded to a 911 call for the fire, they found the residence fully engulfed in flames, police said. The Bayville Fire Department was assisted by eight other local departments including more than 100 firefighter…