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Coaches Step Up To Support Dumont Basketball Family Who Lost Everything In House Fire
A Dumont family is picking up the pieces after a fast-moving house fire destroyed their home Wednesday afternoon, July 30. The Dumont Fire Department was dispatched for a reported smoke condition on Lafayette Avenue, where smoke was visible from the roof, officials said. Firefighters encountered flames on the first floor that had already extended upstairs, firefighters said. A second alarm was struck to bring in additional resources, both due to the hot weather and the extensive overhaul required to knock the fire down. Mutual aid, police, and EMS crews responded. No injuries were repo…
Springfield, VA
Police & Fire
Springfield Family Devastated After Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home, Kills Dog And Bird
A Virginia family is starting over after a fast-moving two-alarm fire gutted their home and claimed the lives of their two beloved pets. Shortly after noon on Sunday, July 27, Fairfax Fire and Rescue crews were called to a residence in the 5900 block of Amherst Avenue in Springfield, where they were met by heavy fire and smoke conditions throughout the house. The family was able to escape safely, though the family reported that a pet bird and dog both perished in the flames, leaving them devastated, according to the organizers of a fundraiser set up on their behalf. Fairfax County Fire a…
Plainville, CT
Police & Fire
ID Of Plainville Firefighter Killed By Broken Piece Of Truck Outside Burning Home Released
Officials have identified the Connecticut firefighter killed in the line of duty death Sunday, July 27. Raymond Moreau, 59, had responded with the Plainville Fire Department to a structure fire at 45 Maria Road at approximately 6:20 a.m. Sunday, Connecticut State Police said at a press conference. Moreau was standing near a fire apparatus when a piece of the truck broke off and struck him, causing catastrophic injuries to his leg. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died during surgery. Moreau joined the Plainville Fire Department in July 1990. Officials said he was a decorat…
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Police & Fire
Hero Cops Hear Cries For Help, Rescue 3 From Burning Nyack Home, Including Unconscious Man
Three people were rescued from a burning home in Nyack early Sunday morning, July 27, including an unconscious man pulled from the second floor by responding officers, authorities said. The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. on Summit Street in the Village of Nyack, according to the Orangetown Police Department. When officers arrived, they confirmed an active house fire. They heard voices coming from inside and found a man and an elderly woman on the first floor trying to escape. Police were able to help both residents outside safely. That’s when they learned another man was still inside — up…
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
Police & Fire
Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police
A woman sparked a house fire that injured two firefighters after being evicted from the Delaware County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Kristin Mae Dolores Bennett, 40, of Marcus Hook, was charged with felony risking catastrophe, misdemeanor criminal trespassing, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, court documents show. The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. on Monday, May 20, at 4412 Post Road in Trainer Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Aston Township Fire Department officials. Bennett had been legally evicted f…
Kingstowne-Franconia, VA
Police & Fire
$1.1M Townhouse Fire In Kingstowne Caused By Spontaneous Combustion: Report
A fast-moving early morning blaze tore through multiple Virginia townhouses, causing more than $1.1 million in damage, fire officials said. Firefighters responded around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, to the 5000 block of Dunstable Lane in the Kingstowne area, where flames and smoke were seen pouring from the rear of several units, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. A second alarm was quickly called as crews worked to knock down the flames to prevent it from spreading, officials said. #FairfaxsBravest are on scene of a 2-alarm townhouse fire in the 5000 blk of Du…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Blaze Kills Woman, Children Cling To Life After Philly Rowhome With No Smoke Alarms: Police
A woman was killed and two children are fighting for their lives after an early morning fire tore through a rowhome in Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood, officials announced on Wednesday, July 23. Firefighters were called to the 3100 block of Stirling Street just before 6 a.m., where they encountered a fast-moving fire inside a two-story rowhome, according to Philadelphia police and fire officials. A 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were pulled from the flames and rushed to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in critical condition, officials said. A woman was pronounced dead at…
Suffield, CT
Police & Fire
Police ID Woman Killed In Suffield House Fire
Update: Police have identified Dolores R. Greene, 80, as the woman who died in a Suffield house fire on Tuesday morning, July 22. Original: Authorities have opened an investigation into the house fire that killed one person in Suffield on Tuesday morning, July 22. Fire crews were called to the Mather Street home around 10:30 a.m. The house was "fully engulfed in flames" when crews arrived, Suffield firefighters said. Rescuers couldn't locate one of the residents of the home and ran inside to find them unresponsive. Crews carried them outside and performed CPR, but fi…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Dog Turned On Burner, Causing Deadly Fire: Washington Twp FD
A dog trying to get dog food ended up causing a fire that killed several pets in Washington Township on Tuesday, July 15, authorities said. At 1 a.m., firefighters responded to Canterbury Mews and saw smoke in a downstairs unit, the Washington Township Fire Department said. Crews forced entry into the unit and were immediately met with smoke pouring out of the door, firefighters said. An unconscious dog was found and immediately removed from the unit, firefighters said. As firefighters worked to extinguish the kitchen fire, they discovered several other pets, fire officials said. The pet…
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Photos
: Flames Tear Through Outside Of Peekskill Home
A fast response by firefighters helped prevent major damage during a house fire in northern Westchester on Monday morning, July 21. City of Peekskill Fire Department crews were called to a home on Bernard Road in the Highland Park neighborhood around 10 a.m., the department said. When firefighters arrived, they found active flames on the outside of a single-family home. The fire was beginning to spread to an outside wall. Crews quickly put out the flames and checked inside the house to confirm the fire had not spread further. Thanks to a quick call to 911 and a rapid response, firef…
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Blaze Tears Through Spring Valley Home, Residents Escape
Emergency crews raced to a fire at a home in Rockland County on Tuesday morning, July 15. The blaze happened at around 7:30 a.m. at a home on 29 Fanley Ave. in Spring Valley, according to reports by The Monsey Scoop. Firefighters quickly brought the flames under control, and the fire has since been fully extinguished, the outlet reported. Luckily, all residents were able to escape safely before firefighters arrived. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Rising Sun-Conowingo, MD
Police & Fire
Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say
A suspicious vehicle was spotted leaving the area just before a house went up in flames late Saturday night in Cecil County, fire officials said. The fire broke out at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, inside a two-story single-family home on the 5800 block of Telegraph Road in Elkton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, released Monday. The fire, which caused an estimated $1,000 in damage, was discovered by a neighbor, officials said. The home did not have a smoke alarm, and no fire alarms or sprinklers were present, they noted. No injuries were reported. Roughly 40 firefighters…
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