Yonkers, NY
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14 FDNY Firefighters Injured After Blaze Rips Through Bronx Firehouse 14 FDNY Firefighters Injured After Blaze Rips Through Bronx Firehouse 14 FDNY Firefighters Injured After Blaze Rips Through Bronx Firehouse
14 Fdny Firefighters Injured After Blaze Rips Through Bronx Firehouse A fire broke out inside a Bronx firehouse early Friday morning, March 27, injuring multiple firefighters and prompting a massive emergency response.  The blaze erupted at Engine 79 at 2928 Briggs Ave. and quickly escalated to a three-alarm fire, drawing more than 160 FDNY firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene, according to the FDNY.  Officials said the fire started on the first floor and spread to the apparatus area and up a stairwell, trapping firefighters on the second floor and making it difficult for them to escape. Firefighters who were unable to use the stairway foll…

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by Ben Crnic
Haddon Township, NJ
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Dumpster Fire Damages Two Homes In Westmont: FD Dumpster Fire Damages Two Homes In Westmont: FD Dumpster Fire Damages Two Homes In Westmont: FD
Dumpster Fire Damages Two Homes In Westmont: FD A dumpster fire spread to two homes in Westmont on Tuesday, March 24, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a fire on the 100 block of East Park Avenue and discovered a dumpster fire located between to two properties, the Westmont Fire Department said.  The fire extended to both structures, firefighters said. The fire is currently under investigation by the Haddon Township Bureau of Fire Prevention, firefighters said.

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by Sam Barron
Beacon, NY
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Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon
Victim Rescued By Passerby From Burning Porch, Hospitalized In Beacon A quick-thinking passerby helped rescue a victim from a burning home in Dutchess County, where a fast-moving fire prompted a multi-agency emergency response Tuesday afternoon, March 17. Fire crews were dispatched at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday to a reported house fire in Beacon, with initial reports indicating a person may have jumped from a second-story window, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Crews arrived within minutes and confirmed that there was a fire, prompting a second alarm that brought in more help and mutual aid from surrounding departments.  Firefighters wer…

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by Ben Crnic
Bel Air, MD
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Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal
Burglar Alarm Wakes Darlington Man To Find Massive Garage Blaze Instead: Fire Marshal A roaring overnight blaze tore through a garage in Maryland, lighting up the dark sky and leaving behind a smoldering wreckage of machinery, tools, and farm equipment. The fire broke out around 1:45 a.m. Monday, March 16, at a property on Castleton Road in Darlington, Harford County, investigators with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. What started as a burglar alarm quickly turned into something far more serious. The owner’s adult son — who lives on the property — was alerted by the alarm and went to investigate. When he checked the building, he discovered flames burning insi…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
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Mayday Called After Ceiling Collapse Traps Captain In Raging Frederick Apartment Fire Mayday Called After Ceiling Collapse Traps Captain In Raging Frederick Apartment Fire Mayday Called After Ceiling Collapse Traps Captain In Raging Frederick Apartment Fire
Mayday Called After Ceiling Collapse Traps Captain In Raging Frederick Apartment Fire A dramatic rescue unfolded in Maryland on Friday afternoon when a firefighter was injured battling a fast-moving two-alarm blaze that ripped through an apartment complex and forced dozens of residents from their homes. In Frederick, crews were dispatched to the 800 block of Gabriel Court shortly before 2:40 p.m. on March 13, where smoke and flames were already pushing through the roof of a three-story garden-style apartment building. What firefighters encountered quickly turned dangerous. Strong wind helped push the flames through the structure, sending fire racing upward and punching thro…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up
Birthday Weekend Turns Tragic For DC Woman Who Lost Home In Apartment Fire As Friends Step Up Instead of celebrating her birthday this weekend, Erena “Ginger” Sasso is beginning the painful process of rebuilding her life after a fire destroyed her Southwest DC home. The blaze broke out in the 1400 block of 3rd Street SW on Friday, March 6, according to DC Fire and EMS officials. Firefighters responded to a working fire in a three-story middle-row apartment building. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue Sasso was able to escape the apartment safely, and no injuries were reported. The fire in DC left one displaced. DC Fire and Rescue She was th…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say 2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say 2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say
2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say Two men have been arrested on burglary charges after police responding to a fire call in Orange County saw them fleeing from a burning home, authorities said.   Officers were dispatched just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to a report of a fire at 161 Ridgewood Ave. in the Town of Wallkill, the Town of Wallkill Police Department said on Wednesday, March 5.  When officers arrived, they saw two men running away from the burning property, police said. A follow-up investigation resulted in the arrests of two suspects, both charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree…

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by Ben Crnic
Mercersburg, PA
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Second Victim Dies Days After Fiery Bridge Crash In PA That Killed Young Mom Second Victim Dies Days After Fiery Bridge Crash In PA That Killed Young Mom Second Victim Dies Days After Fiery Bridge Crash In PA That Killed Young Mom
Second Victim Dies Days After Fiery Bridge Crash In PA That Killed Young Mom A second victim has died days after a fiery three-vehicle crash on the Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh that first claimed the life of a young mother, authorities announced on Thursday morning, March 5. Jaren Wilkerson, 28, of Duquesne, died Wednesday, three days after the crash, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The multi-vehicle crash happened on the Liberty Bridge early Sunday morning, when three vehicles collided and one of them caught fire with three people inside, Pittsburgh Police said. Officers responding to the scene extinguished the flames and rescued two o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Central Islip, NY
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Fire Burning Warehouse In Central Islip Draws Dozens Of Crews (DEVELOPING) Fire Burning Warehouse In Central Islip Draws Dozens Of Crews (DEVELOPING) Fire Burning Warehouse In Central Islip Draws Dozens Of Crews (DEVELOPING)
Fire Burning Warehouse In Central Islip Draws Dozens Of Crews (Developing) Firefighters were battling a fire at a Long Island warehouse late Tuesday morning, March 3. Emergency calls came in around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, for a blaze on Creative Drive near Research Place in the Central Islip Town Center. The fire appears to involve a large commercial building listed as Creative Bath Products Inc., a bathroom supply warehouse. As of 12:45 p.m., multiple fire crews remained on scene, according to reports. Smoke could be seen rising from the warehouse as firefighters worked from both the ground and the roof. It was not immediately if anyone was injured or w…

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by Michael Mashburn
Paterson, NJ
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Colombian Family Built American Dream In Paterson Home, Then Fire Ripped Right Through It Colombian Family Built American Dream In Paterson Home, Then Fire Ripped Right Through It Colombian Family Built American Dream In Paterson Home, Then Fire Ripped Right Through It
Colombian Family Built American Dream In Paterson Home, Then Fire Ripped Right Through It A Paterson family who immigrated from Colombia in the 1980s has lost the only home they have known in the United States after a devastating fire displaced them and 16 other residents (Haz clic aquí para leer esta noticia en español). "This house was near and dear to us,” Ashley Franco said. “My family immigrated from Colombia to New Jersey in the 80’s and have lived in the same house all these years. It th was first place I ever called home, and I am now 32." Particularly, it was Franco's grandmother, Maria Olga Ruiz, who came to the U.S. from Medelin, Colombia as a single mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Centreville, VA
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WATCH: Firefighters Run Toward Massive Centreville Home Explosion In New Video WATCH: Firefighters Run Toward Massive Centreville Home Explosion In New Video WATCH: Firefighters Run Toward Massive Centreville Home Explosion In New Video
Watch: Firefighters Run Toward Massive Centreville Home Explosion In New Video Dramatic new video of the gas-fed home explosion that rocked a Virginia neighborhood and displaced dozens has been released by fire investigators. Crews from the Fairfax County Fire Department and surrounding agencies rushed into a house fire following a reported explosion around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, in the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court in Centreville. Residents reportedly smelled natural gas in the hours before the explosion.  Fairfax County Fire and Rescue In the video, crews can be seen keeping their distance from the dilapidated home as they battled roaring flames tha…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Support Swells After Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Blaze Support Swells After Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Blaze Support Swells After Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Blaze
Support Swells After Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Blaze The Rojas family is being forced to start over after a fire destroyed their Parsippany home on Valentine's Day, but they won't do it alone. Multiple fundraisers have been set up to support the family following the Sat, Feb. 14 fire, which occurred right after their son's 19th birthday. "Our community is known for coming together in difficult times, and right now the Rojas family in Parsippany needs our help more than ever," Margherita Bielen, who organized a fundraiser said. "They are a hardworking, loving family raising two wonderful children; a daughter in third grade and a son …

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by Sam Barron