NEWARK, NJ – Two firefighters sustained burn injuries while they were battling a house fire in Newark last night, according to the Essex Daily Voice. The incident began at 29 Leslie Street at around 11:40 p.m., when a vacant home caught fire. Before emergency officials could get the two-alarm fire under control, one part of… Read more »
NUTLEY, NJ – A house fire in Essex County last night resulted in the death of a 74-year-old man and the serious injury of his wife, according to the Essex Daily Voice. The fire began at a single-family home on Myrtle Avenue in Nutley at about 6 p.m., with multiple agencies responding. 74-year-old Joseph Collar… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – Two people were injured in an apartment building fire that forced over 50 people from their homes in Paterson Thursday morning. According to the Hackensack Daily Voice, the fire began at 77 Mill Street around 2:30 a.m. The blaze, a four-alarm fire, destroyed every apartment in the building as well as a… Read more »
HACKENSACK, NJ – Three people were injured in an apartment fire early Saturday morning, according to a report by the Hackensack Daily Voice. The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. behind the Main Street apartments. Three people, including one firefighter with difficulty breathing, received minor injuries during the blaze. The two-alarm fire spread from the first… Read more »
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A fire spread from an abandon building to two tow homes on Thursday morning, sources report. The third floor of the building was engulfed in flames when firefighters responded to the scene on the 100 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue at approximately 6:50 a.m. Firefighters took longer to enter the abandoned… Read more »
LYNDHURST, NJ – A Lyndhurst two-family home caught on fire Friday morning, Daily Voice reports. The fire began shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the home, located on Forest Avenue. The bottom basement is what caught on fire first and it sustained extensive damage. One woman and two children evacuated the building safely on the first… Read more »
CARTERET, NJ – There was a fire at an apartment building on Thursday afternoon, the Daily Voice reports. A fire broke out shortly after noon at the Carteret Gardens Apartments located at 25 Wedgewood Drive. The Carteret firefighters battled the two-alarm blaze. There has been no injuries reported. Note: This blog reports on the types of… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – One person was killed following a house fire on Tuesday afternoon, according to ABC 7. The two-family home that caught on fire was located at 17th Avenue. The victim has not been identified. Five other individuals were displaced as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY, NJ – Two individuals have been injured after a single-family home in the Gardens section caught on fire on Monday, sources report. The fire was located at 321 E. Surf Road at approximately 5:11 p.m. The fire was contained to the second floor of the house and was under control by 5:49 p.m…. Read more »
BAYONNE, NJ – Firefighters were dispatched after a four-story apartment building caught on fire on May 30, sources report. The fire broke out on the first floor of an apartment at approximately 5:01 a.m. on 41-43 Kelly Parkway. Fire crew only used one hand line and took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire that… Read more »
