2-Alarm Bedroom Blaze At Woodbury Home Displaces 1, Under Investigation
Firefighters battled a second-alarm blaze that broke out in the middle of the night inside an Orange County home, displacing one resident, fire officials said.
The fire was reported around 3:35 a.m. on Friday, May 2, at a home on Rockridge Drive in the Timber Ridge neighborhood of Woodbury, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an active bedroom fire, prompting a second alarm to bring in mutual aid from Monroe, Washingtonville, West Point, and Salisbury Mills.
Crews worked through the early morning hours to bring the blaze under control, finally c…
Cops ID Man Killed In Jersey City Fire That Left Children 8, 6 Critical
A man killed in a Jersey City apartment fire has been identified, and three children and a woman remain in critical condition, authorities said in an updated press release Thursday, May 1.
Lahcen Elmguielle, 59, of Jersey City, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center following a fire at 296 Summit Ave. on Thursday, May 1, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
The Jersey City Fire Department was called to the three-story building shortly after 3 a.m., Suarez said. First responders arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the structure.
“During suppression activities…
Truck Crashes Into Building, Driver Arrested: Cherry Hill PD
A driver was arrested after his truck crashed into a residential building in Cherry Hill on Tuesday, April 15, authorities said.
At 11:57 a.m., officers responded to a crash near 1800 Burroughs Mills Circle, Cherry Hill police said. While the incident appears to be isolated and unintentional, police said, the driver, a 37-year-old man from Schenectady, New York was arrested.
Police did not name the driver nor say why he was arrested, citing "the ongoing nature of the investigation."
There were no reported injuries, police said. The crash caused structure damage to the home, causing several…
8-Year-Old Girl, Mom Killed in Devastating Norwich House Fire
An 8-year-old girl and her mother were killed in an early morning fire at their Connecticut home, authorities said.
The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, at a home on Otis Street in Norwich, officials said. Three families made up the seven people living at that address, Norwich firefighters said.
A tenant on the third floor was the first to spot the flames, and they ran, horrified, trying to wake up everyone else in the building. They called 911 as well, helping fire crews get there just 10 minutes after they spotted the fire.
Authorities did n…
New Details Released In North Bergen High-Rise Fire That Displaced 27, Killed Two
Two people were killed in an early morning fire at a North Bergen senior housing complex on Thursday, April 3, authorities said.
At 1 a.m., the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to Cullum Apartments, a multistory building at 6299 Grand Ave., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Firefighters immediately encountered fire and heavy smoke within a 10th floor unit, Suarez said.
Reynaldo Tatis, 88 and a 72-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. Two North Bergen police officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at Hackensack Medical Center, pol…
