Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company
Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three people were injured after a fire destroyed a home in Swedesboro, Friday, Oct. 9, authorities said. At 3:11 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire at 5 Merckling St. in Swedesboro and found a home engulfed in flames with thick black violent smoke, Woolwich Fire Company said. Firefighters immediately entered the home to locate a man trapped, fire officials said. Despite intense heat and smoke, a firefighter located the man in a chair, secured  him and removed him from the home, fire officials said. Firefighters gave the man fresh air, fire officials said. The quick action of…
Wedding Dress, Children's Toys Gone In Seconds: 4-Alarm Inferno Devastates Old Bridge Families Wedding Dress, Children's Toys Gone In Seconds: 4-Alarm Inferno Devastates Old Bridge Families Wedding Dress, Children's Toys Gone In Seconds: 4-Alarm Inferno Devastates Old Bridge Families
Wedding Dress, Children's Toys Gone In Seconds: 4-Alarm Inferno Devastates Old Bridge Families Multiple families have been displaced by a four-alarm fire at a New Jersey apartment complex, leaving some with nothing but the clothes they were wearing and others uncertain when they can return home. The fire broke out at the Glenwood Apartments on Peach Lane in Old Bridge, around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. In the days since, friends and relatives have launched fundraisers to help families rebuild, raising more than $50,000 combined as of Monday, Oct. 12. Among those affected were Alyssa and Joseph Battaglia and their two sons, ages 4 years and 6 months. Their apartment was left unl…
Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot
Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot A towed car sparked a fiery act of revenge in Maryland, and now two men are behind bars, accused of turning a parking dispute into an arson plot. Clayton John Baynard III, 36, of Federalsburg, and Reuben Jerome Johnson Jr., 36, of New Castle, Delaware, have been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex in Caroline County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say Johnson wanted revenge over a vehicle that had been towed from the property and enlisted Baynard to set the fire. Baynard allegedly ob…
Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Rhinebeck: Sheriff Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Rhinebeck: Sheriff Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Rhinebeck: Sheriff
Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Rhinebeck: Sheriff A 26-year-old man is facing charges after authorities said he set fire to a Flock surveillance camera, resulting in a brush fire in Dutchess County.  Rhinebeck resident John K. Coleman was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 11, following an investigation into the incident along Route 9 in Rhinebeck, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.  The incident began the day before on Saturday, Oct. 10, around 11:50 p.m., when deputies and New York State Police troopers responded to the area of 6052 Route 9 following a report of a brush fire. After firefighters extinguished the flame…
WATCH: 'Sadie Didn't Need To Die,' PA Man Says In Final Video Before Fatal SEPTA Standoff WATCH: 'Sadie Didn't Need To Die,' PA Man Says In Final Video Before Fatal SEPTA Standoff WATCH: 'Sadie Didn't Need To Die,' PA Man Says In Final Video Before Fatal SEPTA Standoff
Watch: 'Sadie Didn't Need To Die,' PA Man Says In Final Video Before Fatal SEPTA Standoff WARNING: The video accompanying this article contains profanity and disturbing statements about a double homicide. Viewer discretion is advised. A Philadelphia man who died following an approximately 11-hour armed standoff aboard a SEPTA bus recorded a disturbing Facebook story in which he said his adoptive mother "didn't need to die" after she and his biological sister were found shot inside their burning home on Monday, Oct. 12. Lonnie Turner, identified by family members on social media, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the standoff in the city's Fox Chase section, Phila…
Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says
Plumstead Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old man accused of illegally living in an abandoned Jersey Shore home has been charged with setting a fire that injured a firefighter, authorities said. Matthew Waldman,a Plumsted Township resident, was charged Sunday, Oct. 11, in connection with the fire that broke out behind a home on Maple Avenue the previous afternoon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:30 p.m., firefighters and police were called to the property and found flames throughout a detached garage behind the home, Billhimer said. A female firefighter injured her hand while battling the blaze and w…
Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (PHOTOS) Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (PHOTOS) Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (PHOTOS)
Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (Photos) Three people, including a child, were critically injured when a fire ripped through a DC home before sunrise, sending six people to the hospital. The blaze broke out shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 600 block of Geranium Street NW, where firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from both the front and back of a two-story house. The fire in DC Twitter/@dcfireems A man, woman, and boy suffered the most serious injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS. Another woman and two children were also rushed to hospitals, though their injuries were not considered life…
Virginia Cops Crawl Through Smoke, Flames To Save Trapped Resident In Dramatic Rescue (VIDEO) Virginia Cops Crawl Through Smoke, Flames To Save Trapped Resident In Dramatic Rescue (VIDEO) Virginia Cops Crawl Through Smoke, Flames To Save Trapped Resident In Dramatic Rescue (VIDEO)
Virginia Cops Crawl Through Smoke, Flames To Save Trapped Resident In Dramatic Rescue (Video) Four police officers rushed into a burning home to rescue a trapped resident, and three wound up hospitalized following a dramatic save caught on camera. The officers were among the first to respond to a house fire in the 1500 block of Old Fredericksburg Road in Culpeper at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, where heavy smoke was pouring from a two-story home and someone was believed to still be inside. Officer Sain arrived first and began searching the house, forcing open interior doors as he looked for anyone who might be inside, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Officer…
Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods
Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods A massive fire tore through a barn in Putnam County that was being used as a workshop, threatening nearby buildings and woods.   The blaze broke out at 979 Old Albany Post Rd. in Garrison on Thursday, Oct. 8, the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company announced on Friday, Oct. 9.   Firefighters were dispatched to the property at around 7:44 p.m. following a report of a fully involved barn fire. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames consuming the structure, prompting a first alarm and a request for more tankers to help supply water.  The department said crews wo…
Human Remains Found At Meriden House Fire, 2 Roads Closed Human Remains Found At Meriden House Fire, 2 Roads Closed Human Remains Found At Meriden House Fire, 2 Roads Closed
Human Remains Found At Meriden House Fire, 2 Roads Closed Connecticut Firefighters discovered human remains at a small fire, prompting police to warn drivers about lengthy road closures. Crews responded to a small home fire on Hicks Avenue near North Colony Road in Meriden around 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, police said. They found the remains as they put out the flames. The police chief described the incident as an “untimely death.” He told WTNH that the fire did not involve a structure but shared no other details about it. Police urged residents and drivers to steer clear of the area. The closures affect two roads: Hicks Avenue between Gracey Ave…
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Into Pennsylvania U-Haul Building; SUV Bursts Through Wall A driver was killed when an SUV crashed through the wall of a Pennsylvania U-Haul storage facility and burst into flames early Thursday morning, Oct. 8, authorities said. The fiery crash happened around 5:16 a.m. on the 300 block of East Lehigh Avenue in the city's Kensington section, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. A dark-colored 2014 Dodge Journey was traveling eastbound on Lehigh Avenue when it veered off the roadway and slammed into the building near Kensington Avenue, police said. The SUV appeared to have crashed nearly completely through the wall of the storage facil…
Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof
Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof A fire broke out in the attic of a Rockland County home, leaving the roof heavily damaged and bringing firefighters from New York and New Jersey to the scene. The blaze happened at 18 Cranberry Rd. in Sloatsburg at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Ramapo Police Department.  Officers first responded to a report of smoke coming from the home. When they arrived, they discovered an active fire in the attic, police said. Firefighters from Sloatsburg, Suffern, Hillburn, and Mahwah responded to battle the flames.  No injuries were reported, according to Ramapo Pol…