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Hagerstown, MD
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Everyone Made It Out, But 11 Were Displaced By Two-Alarm Hagerstown Duplex Fire
There was no telling who might still be inside as flames tore through both sides of a Maryland duplex. The fire broke out shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, on Clarendon Avenue in Hagerstown's West End, where firefighters arrived to find the second floor of the two-family home engulfed. The flames were threatening a neighboring house, and firefighters did not yet know whether everyone had made it out. That sent crews into both sides of the duplex to search for anyone still inside while more help was called to the scene and the fire grew to two alarms. The searches came back clear.…
Massapequa, NY
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Young Massapequa Family Loses ‘Home And Everything In It’ After Towering Fire, Friends Say
A young Long Island family’s home was destroyed in a towering inferno over the weekend, according to officials and a fundraising campaign launched to help them. The fire on Clocks Boulevard in Massapequa was reported around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, the Massapequa Fire Department said in a Facebook post. Several more departments joined Massapequa FD in responding to the blaze, which took about two hours to bring under control, officials said. The family was not home at the time, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries, according to the department. Investigators believe the flames st…
Manhasset, NY
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Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home
A trapped homeowner was pulled through a window to safety as a well-advanced house fire tore through a Long Island home Saturday morning, Oct. 3, leaving the resident and a police officer hospitalized and three firefighters with minor injuries. The blaze broke out at 211 Hornbill Drive in North Hills shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to the Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department and Nassau County Police. Police listed the initial call at 9:26 a.m., while the fire department said its companies were dispatched at 9:27 a.m. Arriving chiefs found flames coming from the home and c…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Wyckoff Home: Firefighters
Flames ripped through the front of a Bergen County home as firefighters responded to a reported structure fire with a possible explosion, officials said. The Wyckoff Fire Department responded to the home on Patton Place on Friday night, Oct. 2, according to the department. Video shared by the department shows flames shooting from the front of the home as crews worked at the scene. Firefighters conducted fire suppression and ventilation, the department said. Mutual aid crews responded to the scene and provided coverage. No information on injuries or the cause of the fire was immediately r…
Lawrence Township, NJ
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In Dead In Lawrence Township Fire: What We Know
A victim was found dead inside a South Jersey home following a fire on Friday, Oct. 2, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a home on Iron Bridge Road and confirmed a working fire, Cedarville Fire Department Chief Kevin Scarlato said. Cedarville fire crews, along with mutual responders, stretched two lines and began attacking the flames, Scarlato said. The victim, who was not identified, was found dead following a search of the home, Scarlato said. The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety and the Cumberland County Fire Ma…
Silver Spring, MD
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Resident Burned Trying To Fight Candle-Sparked Fire Inside Silver Spring High-Rise
A candle left burning in a closet quickly became more than one Maryland resident could handle. The fire broke out at around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, inside an eighth-floor apartment at Blair Plaza Apartments on Blair Mill Road in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. A 911 caller reported flames inside a closet, prompting a massive response to the 15-story building that was not equipped with sprinklers. Approximately 70 firefighters responded as crews made their way into the eighth-floor unit, where they found an active fire and kept the fl…
Jersey City, NJ
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90-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor
A 90-year-old woman was killed in a fire in Jersey City Thursday afternoon, Oct. 1, authorities said. At 5:10 p.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a fire at 81 Boyd Ave. and located heavy fire coming from a single-family home, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Zenaida Mojica was removed from the residence and pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Two men and a firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Nineteen people were displaced, authorities said. The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the Hudson County Reg…
Rockville, MD
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Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville
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A grease fire at a tableside grill caused more than $500,000 in damage at a Maryland Korean barbecue restaurant. The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot at 5550 Randolph Road in Rockville's Montrose Crossing shopping center, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived to find a fire that had started in the first-floor dining area and spread through the restaurant's exhaust system. Investigators determined that grease caught fire at a tableside hot pot and grill before igniting inside the exhaust vent and ductwork, ac…
Suffern, NY
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Vehicle Bursts Into Flames On Thruway In Airmont
A vehicle caught fire on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, prompting a response from firefighters. The fire broke out on the southbound Thruway between Exits 14B and 14 near Monsey Heights Road in Airmont on Monday, Sept. 14, The Monsey Scoop reported. Both the Tallman Fire Department and New York State Police responded to the scene, where the vehicle was fully engulfed, according to the outlet. A video shared by the outlet showed flames consuming the front of the vehicle. No injuries were reported. More information about the cause of the fire was not immedia…
Kings Park, NY
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Fiery Crash Into Sunken Meadow State Park Toll Booth Leaves Driver Dead: Police
A Long Island driver was killed in a fiery crash into a toll booth on Monday morning, Sept. 14, police said. The driver struck the toll booth at the north end of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said. Photos taken at the scene and shared on Facebook showed a massive blaze engulfing one side of the toll booth. The Kings Park Fire Department responded to the scene and quickly doused the flames. No other vehicles or people were involved in the wreck, authorities said. One deceased person was found inside the vehicle, but “due to the extensive damage caused …
Lexington Park, MD
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One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials
A closed door may have kept a $300,000 Maryland house fire from becoming even worse. The fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, inside the attached garage of a home on Briarwood Circle in Denton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an occupant discovered the flames and closed the interior door connecting the garage to the home as the family escaped. That move made a difference. Fire officials credited the closed door with containing most of the damage to the garage before 25 members of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company brought the blaze under…
Lakewood, NJ
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Lakewood Man Intentionally Set Fire: Prosecutor
A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and charged with arson, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Lakewood police and firefighters responded to a structure fire on the Delaware Trail, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was subsequently extinguished, Billhimer said. An investigation determined Yaakov Stern intentionally set the fire and he was transported to Ocean County Jail, Billhimer said.
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