Home Damaged In Freeport Garage Fire, 10 People Displaced
Ten people have been displaced, including four children, after a garage fire damaged a home on Long Island, authorities said.
The Freeport Fire Department responded to the blaze on Raynor Street on Tuesday, May 5.
About 30 firefighters from Freeport, Merrick, and Roosevelt arrived just after 10:30 a.m., the Nassau County Fire Marshal told Patch. The fire was controlled in about 15 minutes.
Officials said while the fire started in a garage, it spread to a two-story home and resulted in six adults and four children requiring temporary relocation through the Red Cross, according to Newsday. N…
Early-Morning Inferno Rips Through Seaford Home, Three People Displaced
A house fire ripped through a home on Long Island early Friday, April 10, leaving three people displaced, officials said.
The blaze erupted around 5:15 a.m. on Peconic Avenue in Seaford, Newsday reported. About 75 firefighters, led by the Wantagh Fire Department, responded to the incident and doused the flames within about two hours, authorities said.
No injuries were reported, and the displaced residents, who have not been publicly identified, were working with the Red Cross on temporary housing, according to News 12 Long Island.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Wheaton High-Rise Condemned After 300K-Gallon Flood Displaces More Than 1,000 Residents (Video)
A rush of water under the Wheaton Safeway ripped through the building’s electrical system Wednesday, knocking out power, flooding the basement, and forcing more than 1,000 residents from their homes.
What started as a routine service call on Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County turned into a massive all-day emergency Dec. 3, when a major water break flooded the building’s underground electrical and mechanical rooms, killed power to two high-rises, shut down the grocery store, and forced Montgomery County officials to condemn the entire complex, displacing hundreds.
Fire officials first repor…
High School Student Killed, 22 Displaced In Fire Night Of Trenton Homecoming: Report
A devastating three-alarm fire in Trenton killed an 18-year-old high school student and displaced more than 20 people, according to city officials and published reports.
The blaze broke out at approx 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 on the 1200 block of North Olden Avenue and spread across seven houses, according to the City of Trenton's news release and 6abc.
Four people were injured, including a firefighter from Hopewell, Mayor Reed Gusciora told New Jersey 101.5. One victim, an 18-year-old male, died. Two victims are stable and one remains in critical condition, the city said.
In all, 22 people…
Late-Night Blaze Rips Through Gloucester Twp Home (Photos)
A late-night fire displaced residents from a home in Gloucester Township’s Glendora neighborhood, police said.
Officers responded at 12:09 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, to 420 Price Dr., for reports of a dwelling fire, according to a Gloucester Township Police Department media release. They arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the home.
No one was inside at the time, police said. The residents returned after being notified by officers.
Firefighters from Glendora, Chews Landing, Blackwood, Magnolia, Somerdale, and Bellmawr responded and brought the blaze under control before it could …
Backyard Blaze Destroys Teaneck Home, Displaces Family, Cops Say
A backyard fire tore through a Teaneck home late Saturday night, July 5, displacing three residents and drawing a multi-town response, police said.
The blaze broke out around 11:31 p.m. at 497 Linden Ave., according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr. A neighbor spotted a small fire in the backyard and ran over to help, meeting the homeowner and attempting to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. But the flames spread rapidly, McGurr said.
By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had already engulfed the rear of the home and to the first and second floors, as well as the atti…
$1M Fire Rips Through Montgomery County Apartment Building, Displaces Six Families: Officials
It started with a mattress — and sent flames through the top floor.
A two-alarm fire caused nearly $1 million in damage, injured two Montgomery County firefighters, and displaced at least six families in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, July 1, officials said.
Fire crews responded around 10 a.m. to a three-story apartment building at 746 Quince Orchard Boulevard, near Rabbit Road in the Potomac Oaks community, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer.
More… Quince Orchard Boulevard, three-story apartment building,, nearly 100 FFs on scene, temp on scene 90°, two (2) firefighters injured/ev…
Candle Sparks House Fire In Aldie, Causing Nearly $1M In Damage, Displacing Family
A flame left unattended sparked a massive fire that tore through a Virginia home and left a family of four displaced, officials said.
The unattended candle triggered a destructive blaze that caused nearly $1 million in damages and displaced a family in Loudoun County, officials announced.
The fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, at a large three-story home on Nicholson Meadows Place in Aldie, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Crews from Aldie, Kirkpatrick Farms, Dulles South, Prince William County, and multiple command units responded to the scene after a c…
