Grill Fire Guts Home In Western Mass, Injures 2, Leave 6 Homeless Grill Fire Guts Home In Western Mass, Injures 2, Leave 6 Homeless Grill Fire Guts Home In Western Mass, Injures 2, Leave 6 Homeless
Grill Fire Guts Home In Western Mass, Injures 2, Leave 6 Homeless Fire investigators say a two-alarm Hampden County blaze on Thursday, Aug. 3, started on a grill on a home's back porch.  The fire began just before 4 p.m. on Wilbraham Street in Palmer as a family was cooking dinner on their outside grill, the Palmer Fire Department said. The blaze quickly got out of control and spread to the home before crews could get there and battle the flames back.  The fire injured two people and displaced a family of six. Palmer Fire Department Firefighters from Palmer responded with crews from Three Rivers, Bondsville, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Ware, Belchertown, Monso…
Early-Morning House Fire Causes Roof Collapse In Hudson Valley Early-Morning House Fire Causes Roof Collapse In Hudson Valley Early-Morning House Fire Causes Roof Collapse In Hudson Valley
Early-Morning House Fire Causes Roof Collapse In Hudson Valley A fast-moving early morning blaze caused the roof of a Hudson Valley residence to collapse before crews even arrived to put out the flames.  The fire happened in Putnam County on Thursday morning, July 20 around 6 a.m., when firefighters were sent to a home in Cold Spring on Kemble Avenue that had gone up in flames.  According to Cold Spring Fire Company No. 1, arriving crews found that the structure's roof had collapsed and that everyone who had been inside the home was outside.  This morning at 06:00 AM CSFC was dispatched to a structure fire on Kemble Avenue in the village. Upon a …
Deck Fire Causes Millions In Damage, Razes MD Mansion, Officials Say (PHOTOS) Deck Fire Causes Millions In Damage, Razes MD Mansion, Officials Say (PHOTOS) Deck Fire Causes Millions In Damage, Razes MD Mansion, Officials Say (PHOTOS)
Deck Fire Causes Millions In Damage, Razes MD Mansion, Officials Say (Photos) A massive fast-moving fire tore through a Maryland mansion overnight, causing millions in damage and leaving a family out in the cold.  At approximately 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, officials say that crews responded to a home on Brickyard Court in Potomac, where there was a massive blaze that broke out. ICYMI (~1015p 6/14) Brickyard Court, Potomac, large single-family house, significant damage/total loss, 1 family displaced, no injuries, ~65 FFs were on scene https://t.co/LZexB3voET pic.twitter.com/aY0EtaJprj — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 15, 2023 More than five dozen firefigh…
Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG
Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG A 34-year-old Jersey Shore man accused of spray-painting swastikas on several structures and causing a fire that gutted a house earlier this week was being held in a medical facility, authorities said. Ron Carr, 34, of Manchester, scrawled Nazi symbolism on more than a dozen homes, residential fences and elsewhere, targeting Jewish residents in the early hours of Wednesday, June 7, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Carr damaged more than a dozen homes, and used an accelerant to set a fire that destroyed a house in the township…
2 Firefighters, 2 Residents Hospitalized In Brockton 4-Alarm Fire Engulfing Pair Of Buildings 2 Firefighters, 2 Residents Hospitalized In Brockton 4-Alarm Fire Engulfing Pair Of Buildings 2 Firefighters, 2 Residents Hospitalized In Brockton 4-Alarm Fire Engulfing Pair Of Buildings
2 Firefighters, 2 Residents Hospitalized In Brockton 4-Alarm Fire Engulfing Pair Of Buildings Escaped residents of one of two burning buildings were stuck in a backyard until firefighters chopped through a fence and released them, officials say. An early morning fire started at a large residential building at 37 South Street in Brockton on Thursday, June 1, sending four people to the hospital and rendering one building a total loss, according to Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli.  Calls came in around 2:45 a.m., sending firefighters to the scene of a three-story, wood-frame house from which fire was billowing out of windows and off the porch.  At 2:48 this morning, Brockton F…
Teenager Dies After Crashing Car Into Montco Home Teenager Dies After Crashing Car Into Montco Home Teenager Dies After Crashing Car Into Montco Home
Teenager Dies After Crashing Car Into Montco Home A 16-year-old driver died in a fiery accident in Montgomery County on Wednesday, May 17 after losing control of their car and crashing into a home, authorities say.  It happened just before 11 p.m. in Franconia, township police wrote in a release. The driver in a 2016 BMW had veered off the street and struck a residence on the 200 block of Allentown Road, the department said.  When first responders arrived, the car was "fully engulfed in flames," police said. Souderton firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it could spread to the house, accoridng to the release. …
One Home Ravaged, Another Severely Damaged By Unforgiving Paterson Fire One Home Ravaged, Another Severely Damaged By Unforgiving Paterson Fire One Home Ravaged, Another Severely Damaged By Unforgiving Paterson Fire
One Home Ravaged, Another Severely Damaged By Unforgiving Paterson Fire Two firefighters were injured and at least two residents required medical attention from a fast-moving blaze Tuesday afternoon that ravaged one Paterson home and severely damaged another. Responders had assistance from neighbors who helped get some of the residents to safety after the fire ignited on the second floor of one of several wood-frame, multi-family homes on Knickerbocker Avenue around 1 p.m. May 16. Flames spread to a neighboring home, but firefighters limited the damage.  The three-alarmer was declared under control around 4:45 p.m. A bulldozer and other heavy equipment was br…
13 Residents Displaced After Danbury Fire 13 Residents Displaced After Danbury Fire 13 Residents Displaced After Danbury Fire
13 Residents Displaced After Danbury Fire Thirteen people have been displaced following a fire at a two-and-half-story residential building in Danbury. Firefighters responded to the fire just after 10:30 p.m., Monday, May 15 after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire on Main Street, said Capt. Kevin Lunnie, of the Danbury Fire Department. The first arriving units found heavy fire conditions in the rear of the building. Initial reports indicated several occupants were still inside the home, Lunnie said. The incident commander quickly upgraded the response to a second alarm, bringing several more companies to the…
Families, Pets Displaced By Early Morning Fire In Maryland Families, Pets Displaced By Early Morning Fire In Maryland Families, Pets Displaced By Early Morning Fire In Maryland
Families, Pets Displaced By Early Morning Fire In Maryland Several people were displaced in Frederick County on Monday morning when an early morning fire broke out in an area home and quickly spread to neighboring units. Shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Monday, May 15, Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the 600 block of East H Street in Brunswick to help knock down a reported fire that prompted a second alarm. The fire was reported in the 600 block of East H Street.Frederick County Fire & Rescue The building was evacuated by 3:50 a.m. on Monday morning, though crews were still battling a blaze that spread from the bottom of …
Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville
Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville Firefighters rushed to Green Street in Sellersville early Thursday morning to the scene of a burning home, officials said.  Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department received the call shortly after 1 a.m. on May 4, firefighters wrote in a release. Department brass arrived to find flames showing from the corner of a two-story single-family home, SVFD said.  A crew was sent into the first story of the building with a handline connected to a hydrant on Main Street, the department wrote.  Minutes after 1am Engine 26 was dispatched with Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department on a reported dw…
2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire On Long Island 2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire On Long Island 2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire On Long Island
2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire On Long Island There are no injuries after an early-morning fire broke out at a home on Long Island. Firefighters in Sag Harbor were called at around 7:50 a.m. Monday, April 24, with reports of a residential structure fire on Carlisle Lane, according to the Southampton Police Department. Several agencies responded to the scene, including the Sag Harbor and East Hampton fire departments. Crews determined that nobody was home at the time, although two dogs were inside when the fire broke out, according to police.  Both animals were rescued and evaluated at a veterinary clinic, where they were found t…
Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal
Man Dies A Day After Being Burned In Methuen House Fire: Fire Marshal A man who was hospitalized Friday night, April 14, after a fire broke out in the bedroom of his Methuen home has died, authorities said.  Investigators believe smoking materials sparked the blaze on the third floor of the triple-decker at 97 Phillips St. Officials did not release the man's name.  Methuen fire crews were called to the house just before 6 p.m. and saw smoke billowing from the third floor. They found a man inside on the floor and carried him to safety. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he died hours later, the state fire marshal said.  Firefighte…