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Fire Suppression
Pottstown, PA
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (
Photos
)
A teenage boy is accused of using fireworks to start a blaze that damaged two homes in Pottstown, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. The fire broke out on Walnut Street around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, according to the release. First-arriving crews found two homes heavily damaged on the rear side, leading to a large multi-agency response. Pottstown Fire Department was assisted by Sanatoga Fire Company, which sent its squad, engine, and utility units with 16 members to help with fire suppression and overhaul. Quint 58 also covered calls while on standby at Goodwill F…
Rosedale, MD
Police & Fire
Massive Explosion Levels Home In Rosedale: Officials
A house exploded and was leveled overnight in a quiet Rosedale neighborhood, prompting a major emergency response and investigation, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Fire crews responded shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, to the 8100 block of Callo Lane, where they found the home completely destroyed and fire suppression in progress, officials said. It took firefighters approximately an hour to get the scene under control with an assist from other agencies. The fire was brought under control by 2:59 a.m., according to officials. It was later confirmed that no one was i…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Flames Engulf, Collapse Beachwood Home: Firefighters
A fast-moving fire tore through a home in Ocean County overnight, destroying the house and torching three vehicles in the driveway, officials said. Fire crews were called to the 700 block of Capstan Ave. in Beachwood around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, according to the Beachwood Volunteer Fire Department. The Beachwood and Pine Beach fire departments were the first to respond. At approximately 1230 AM on April 30, 2025 the Beachwood and Pine Beach Fire Departments were dispatched to the 700... Posted by Beachwood Vol. Fire Department on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 At approx…
Ridgewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Pulled From Burning Ridgewood Home, Rushed To Hospital: Officials
A woman was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a burning home in Ridgewood Tuesday, April 1, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The fire broke out in a single-family home on the 800 block of Norgate Drive bringing emergency crews to the scene. Emergency crews arrived after receiving an automatic alarm and follow-up 911 call. One victim, believed to be a female resident, was removed from the home and transported by Ridgewood FD/EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital with unspecified injuries, officials said. Photo(s) of the day, 04/01/2025: One (1) victim was …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Dumpster Fire: Blaze Erupts In Roll-Off Container Outside Glen Rock Home Under Construction
Firefighters in Glen Rock quickly put out a raging fire in a large roll-off container filled with construction debris on Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. Photo(s) of the day, 01/08/2025: Glen Rock FD firefighters extinguished an raging fire in large roll off container... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 The fire broke out shortly after 11 a.m. on Concord Avenue, where a single-family home is under construction. Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department firefighters successfully contained the blaze, preventing any damage to the…
Haymarket, VA
Police & Fire
House Explosion Under Investigation In Haymarket (
Developing
)
First responders were called to a reported home explosion in Haymarket late on Tuesday afternoon. Crews responded to the 5900 block of Colby Hunt Court for a reported gas-related home explosion, according to a social media post made by the Loudoun County Career Fire Fighters association. The initial call came in at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 15 before a second alarm was called. According to officials, it is believed the fire stemmed from an outside gas leak caused by utility work. It is unclear if there were any injuries. The house was evacuated safely. Crews are on scene …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say
Multiple residents are being treated for injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30. First responders were called to the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m., according to borough officials. They arrived to find a blaze on the fifth floor and began "rescue and fire suppression efforts," authorities said. The state police and Pottstown borough fire marshals are investigating the cause.
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Employees Hospitalized After Discharge At Warren County 911 Communications Center: Authorities
An accidental fire suppression discharge at the Warren County Public Safety Building and 911 Communications Center forced employees to be hospitalized on the afternoon of Thursday, May 2, authorities said. The fire suppression discharge was caused by outside contractors working on the building, the county said in a release. As a precaution, county employees were taken to the hospital where they were checked, cleared and released, the county said. Temporary 911 emergency communications were established using the county's Fieldcomm mobile communications vehicle in conjunction with …
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Watch
: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire
A car went up in flames on Route 22 Thursday afternoon, prompting a massive suppression effort from several fire departments that was captured in a shocking video clip. Fire crews in Palmer and Bethlehem Township rushed to the scene of the blaze in the westbound lanes near milepost 333.1 in the early afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters immediately began dousing the blaze, which became a “challenge to extinguish” when fuel started leaking from the car and burning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company was also called to the scene to a…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County Just After Nor'easter Arrives
Just as a fierce Nor'easter moved into Fairfield County, firefighters were out battling an early-morning house fire. The fire started around 1:20 a.m., Monday, Feb. 1, at a home on Treat Avenue in Stamford. Firefighters from Stamford Fire Department Engine Co. 6 arrived on the scene in less than four minutes and found a large volume of fire visible at the rear of the structure that was extending into the roofline and interior second floor and attic space, said Stamford FD Deputy Chief Matt Palmer. The fire also was impinging on at least two nearby homes and structures. In addition, f…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Far Hills-Bedminster FD Contain Car Fire That Had Begun To Spread
The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department Sunday put out a car fire that broke out on eastbound I-78, the department said in a statement. Firefighters found the vehicle on the left shoulder, where it had touched off a brush fire. The main blaze was quickly contained but firefighters had to apply fire-suppressing foam to the highway after spilled fuel ignited. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
