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Camden
News
Mall Fire Spurs South Jersey Homeschool Association's Likely Move, Campaign Says Mall Fire Spurs South Jersey Homeschool Association's Likely Move, Campaign Says
Mall Fire Spurs South Jersey Homeschool Association's Likely Move, Campaign Says A fire at the Voorhees Town Center on Friday, April 19, has prompted the South Jersey Homeschool Association to look for a new home, according to a campaign devoted to the cause. The association estimates it needs $60,000 to clean up soot and smoke damage, replace unusable items, for legal costs and to secure a new location pending negotiations with the landlord. "The fire was contained to the food court area, but soot coverage has affected the entire mall, including our facility," the association said on a GoFundMe page. "We will need to make payments up front in order to move forward wit…

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by Jon Craig
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
46 Dogs Rescued From Fire At Luxury Pet Resort In Fairfield: Police 46 Dogs Rescued From Fire At Luxury Pet Resort In Fairfield: Police
46 Dogs Rescued From Fire At Luxury Pet Resort In Fairfield: Police A police officer suffered smoke inhalation and 46 dogs were rescued from a boarding facility when a fire broke out at an industrial complex in Essex County Saturday night, April 20, authorities said. Police officers from Fairfield, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, and Wayne responded to the Pio Costa Industrial Complex on Bloomfield Avenue in Fairfield around 9:35 p.m. on reports of smoke condition, local police said. The blaze was reported to be located in building No. 9, which houses multiple businesses, including K9 Resorts Hotel, a full-time dog boarding facility. Officers were&…

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by Cecilia Levine
Dauphin
Police & Fire
PA Woman ID'd After New Year's Day House Fire PA Woman ID'd After New Year's Day House Fire
PA Woman ID'd After New Year's Day House Fire A 65-year-old woman has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner following a New Year's Day house fire in Harrisburg. Brenda L. Cuff of Harrisburg was pronounced dead in the Lehigh Valley Burn Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 02, 2024, coroner Daniel  Buglio detailed in the release.  Her cause of death was listed as "complications of 50-60% full thickness burns due to house fire." The manner was ruled accidental.  The call to the fire at 2326 Berryhill Street came into the Harrisburg Bureau of Fi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Worcester
Police & Fire
Boston Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials Boston Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials
Boston Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials A Boston woman was arrested after she allegedly set a clothing donation bin on fire inside the Westborough Police Station in Worcester County over the weekend, authorities announced.  Theresa Abichaker, of West Roxbury, was a passenger in a motor vehicle crash Sunday, Nov. 26, and was taken to the police headquarters at 45 W. Main Street in Westborough, where she was waiting in the lobby for a ride home, officers said.  Surveillance video showed Abichaker set alight a donation bin full of clothing and walk out, police said. The fire activated the building's sprinkler sys…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department
Blaze Breaks Out At Fairfield Fire Department A group of Fairfield County firefighters received the call all dreaded, a blaze at their own station.  The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Station 1 on Reef Road. The crew received the news from Fairfield Fire Marshal, Asst. Fire Chief Phil Higgins as they were returning from a call that he had been alerted to a fire in the kitchen when the heat detectors activated the the building fire alarm. After discovering the source of the fire, a frying pan burning on the stove, Higgins immediately called 911 and requested assistance. Then, wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Passaic
News
Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused
Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused No injuries were reported in a pre-dawn classroom fire Tuesday at the Haskell Elementary School. No children were in the building when the blaze broke out in a classroom at the Ringwood Avenue school shortly before 7 a.m. and was quickly extinguished, responders said. It caused a significant amount of smoke damage in the building, they said. A cause wasn't immediately disclosed. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Oakland, as well as local police and EMS. Both the Haskell and Wanaque elementary schools were closed as a result. Before …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home 40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home
40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home Dozens of firefighters were called into action on Sunday afternoon to battle a one-alarm blaze that broke out in the bedroom of a two-story Westchester home. Fire crews responded to an Eisenhower Drive home shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, when a family reported a fire had broken out in a bedroom on the second floor. Yonkers Deputy Chief of Personnel Daniel Flynn said that approximately 40 firefighters responded to the home and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. The home suffered “heavy fire damage” in the bedroom and there was “significant smoke and water damage” throughout…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk
Police & Fire
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk 16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk A house fire displaced 16 people in Norwalk. Firefighters responded at  6:51 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 to a house on Grove St. where a fire reportedly started in the basement and extended to the first floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire Department. First responders arriving were met with heavy fire at the front door, the department said. There was extensive fire damage to the first floor and smoke damage to the second and third floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire which reported all occupants escaped with no injuries. The house is posted unfit for occupancy and 16 peopl…

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by Donna Christopher
Shelton
Police & Fire
Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford
Fire Damages Popular Downtown Restaurant In Milford A popular downtown restaurant was severely damaged in a late Sunday night fire. Dispatchers received a 911 call at approximately 8:56 p.m. reporting a fire inside of Flames Mediterranean Grill located at 12 Daniel St. in Milford. The caller was an employee of a neighboring restaurant and discovered the fire after someone reported an odor of smoke in the area, said Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi of Milford Fire Rescue. Firefighting units arrived on scene and found the restaurant charged with thick black smoke. Fire crews forced entry through the front doors of the structure and advanc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Arlington House Fire Displaces Five Arlington House Fire Displaces Five
Arlington House Fire Displaces Five Five people were displaced from their home following a basement fire. The Arlington Fire District responded to 14 Gentry Bend Road for a reported basement fire around 10:43 p.m. Thursday, Arlington Chief Tory Gallante. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within minutes five minutes of the initial dispatch and encountered a heavy smoke condition inside the single-family home, he added. Five residents were inside the structure at the time of the fire and safely self-evacuated before the fire department arrived. The sleeping family had been altered to the fire by working smoke…

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by Kathy Reakes