Woman Found Dead In Montgomery County Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions Woman Found Dead In Montgomery County Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions
Woman Found Dead In Montgomery County Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions Firefighters faced challenging conditions overnight while battling a house fire in Montgomery County that tragically claimed the life of a woman, officials said. Shortly after midnight, first responders were called to a home near Route 28 and Whites Ferry Road in Boyds after neighbors reported seeing smoke and noted a person might be trapped inside. The fire in Montgomery County. Twitter Upon arrival, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews encountered heavy fire conditions. Their entry was delayed due to "excessive storage clutter in the house, what some would say were hoarding con…
Infant Rescued From Hot Car At Valley Stream Walmart, Father Faces Charges Infant Rescued From Hot Car At Valley Stream Walmart, Father Faces Charges
Infant Rescued From Hot Car At Valley Stream Walmart, Father Faces Charges A man has been accused of endangering the welfare of his infant son after the child was found unattended in a vehicle at a Long Island shopping center. Nassau County Police said the incident occurred on Saturday, Nov. 23, at approximately 12:17 p.m. in Valley Stream.  Officers responded to Walmart on Green Acres Road after receiving a report of a 10-month-old boy left alone in a car. Upon arrival, police observed the infant in the rear seat and broke the driver's side front window to rescue the child. The baby was transported by a Nassau County Police ambulance to a local hospital for…
Three Injured, 30 People Displaced In Jersey City Blaze: Authorities Three Injured, 30 People Displaced In Jersey City Blaze: Authorities
Three Injured, 30 People Displaced In Jersey City Blaze: Authorities A fast-moving fire tore through a Jersey City apartment building on Wednesday, Nov. 19, displacing 30 residents and sending two people and one firefighter to the hospital, authorities said. The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a blaze at 274 Monticello Ave. and discovered a working fire in the four-story, 16-unit apartment building, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The fire appeared to have started in the basement, with heavy smoke spreading through the building’s hallways, Wallace-Scalfione said. Three people trapped were rescued by firefighte…
Fire Leaves 8 Hospitalized After Blazing Through Adjoining Homes In Langhorne: PA State Police Fire Leaves 8 Hospitalized After Blazing Through Adjoining Homes In Langhorne: PA State Police
Fire Leaves 8 Hospitalized After Blazing Through Adjoining Homes In Langhorne: PA State Police A fire blazed through two Bucks County homes, causing eight people to be hospitalized, according to the Pennsylvania State Police in a Wednesday, Nov. 20 news release. The fire started in a residence at 146 West Richardson Avenue in Langhorne Borough at 5:20 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, state police said. Flames quickly spread to the adjoining residence next door at 144 West Richardson Avenue. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene to assist with extinguishing the fire, according to state police. One unconscious resident was rescued by fire crews and seven others self-evacuate…
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Bala Cynwyd: Police (UPDATE) Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Bala Cynwyd: Police (UPDATE)
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Bala Cynwyd: Police (Update) A 77-year-old woman died after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice. The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states. She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, p…
3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Beach 3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Beach
3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Beach Three people were rescued after their diving boat sank near the site of a shipwreck off the coast of Long Island. It happened at around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, nearly three miles southwest of Long Beach. The US Coast Guard Sector Long Island responded after receiving text messages saying a boat was taking on water near the SS Iberia shipwreck with three people in the water. A crew from the agency’s Jones Beach station arrived and retrieved two divers and the vessel’s master from the water, officials said. The vessel master told them that the boat sank rapidly but he managed to escape th…
VIDEO: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287 VIDEO: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287
Video: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287 Two police officers' quick actions likely saved an unconscious 29-year-old New York driver from a wrecked car on Route 287, just seconds before it burst into flames. The Chevrolet SUV was heading south when he struck a Peterbilt tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. "While Mahwah units were responding, dispatch updated that they were receiving additional 9-1-1 calls that the driver was still inside the burning vehicle and that witnesses were unable to extricate the driver," Mahwah Police Capt. Guido…
3 Hospitalized After House Fire In Mahopac 3 Hospitalized After House Fire In Mahopac
3 Hospitalized After House Fire In Mahopac Three people were rescued from a burning Hudson Valley home and hospitalized, firefighters said. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Nov. 5 just after midnight, when flames went up on a home's porch in the Lake Secor area of Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon realized three people were still inside the residence and quickly went inside to remove them. They were then taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for evaluation and treatment.  Hours after the blaze first started, at around 6 a.m., fire crews returned…
Newark First Responders Rescue Man From Passaic River: Police Newark First Responders Rescue Man From Passaic River: Police
Newark First Responders Rescue Man From Passaic River: Police A 23-year-old man was rescued after falling into the Passaic River in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 10:22 p.m., first responders went to the Passaic River at Jersey Street and Raymond Boulevard on a call of a man in the water, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was safely rescued and transported to University Hospital for treatment, Fragé said.  He is reportedly in stable condition, Fragé said.
Residents Evacuated In Two-Alarm Fire At Florist Shop On Route 46: Mine Hill FD Residents Evacuated In Two-Alarm Fire At Florist Shop On Route 46: Mine Hill FD
Residents Evacuated In Two-Alarm Fire At Florist Shop On Route 46: Mine Hill FD A fire at a florist shop necessitated a second alarm in Morris County on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a fire at a mixed use occupancy structure on 173 Route 46 and found a fire on the first floor at Party Flower Florist Shop and transmitted a second alarm, with additional units responding to extinguish the blaze, the Mine Hill Township Fire Department said. Multiple residents were reported to be trapped on the second and third floors and were quickly evacuated, firefighters said. There was no word of any injuries.
Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Aspen Hill (VIDEO) Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Aspen Hill (VIDEO)
Several Residents Rescued From Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Aspen Hill (Video) Several people were rescued after a fire broke out inside a Montgomery County apartment building on Thursday morning. First responders were called at around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 31 to the 3500 block of Pear Tree Court in Silver Spring, where there was a reported fire in the third floor of a four-story building. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial from the scene of a two alarm fire in the 3500blk of Peartree Court. @mcfrsPIO @DavidPazos15 @TheMoCoShow @ModeratelyMoco @CordellTraffic @HHFireProds @ArmisteadIsaac @mcpnews @mcfrs @Djp1Me @DCNewsLive @alanhenney @DCNewsNow #mcfrs @MoCoFireWire… pic.twitt…
Driver Rescued By Bystanders After Crashing Into Potomac River In Fairfax County Driver Rescued By Bystanders After Crashing Into Potomac River In Fairfax County
Driver Rescued By Bystanders After Crashing Into Potomac River In Fairfax County A group of Good Samaritans came to the aid of a driver who found themself in a perilous position after crashing into the Potomac River.  On Wednesday night, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the area of Waynewood Boulevard and George Washington Memorial Parkway, where there was a report of a vehicle that crashed and splash landed in the water. According to investigators, before firefighters arrived, bystanders in the area were able to help extricate the occupant of the vehicle, who suffered undisclosed injuries and was hospitalized.  No other details were in…