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…
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die
A teen boy was rescued from an overturned boat in the Bering Sea after surviving for days without food or water while his brother and cousin died, officials said.
Derek Parker Aghnaanga was found sitting on top of a capsized skiff about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The 15-year-old had been fishing for halibut with his older brother and cousin when the small boat overturned.
The three had left on Friday, Sept. 4, from Savoonga, a city on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska's News Source reported. …
Firefighters Battle Heavy Flames, Zero Visibility At Oakland Blaze
Firefighters pushed through the front door of an Oakland home with zero visibility as heavy flames tore through the back of the house at approximately 12 a.m. on Monday, Aug 17.
Firefighters were dispatched to the Oakand Avenue home and arrived to find heavy fire coming from the rear of the home, the department said.
Firefighters entered through the front door despite zero visibility caused by heavy smoke conditions and extinguished the blaze, according to the department. Mutual aid was provided by fire departments from Mahwah, Pompton Lakes, Waldwick, Wayne, Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, a…
Man Dies After Pulled From Water In Jersey Shore: Beach Patrol
A man died after he pulled from the water in Sea Isle City on Friday, July 17, authorities said.
At 4 p.m., authorities were alerted to a man going under the water, the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol said. The lifeguards were able to locate a submerged man and bring him to shore, authorities said. Life saving measures were initiated by the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol, Police, Emergency Medical Services and paramedics, authorities said.
The man, who has not been identified, was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Apartment Fire Leaves Resident Dead, Multiple Hospitalized In Bronxville
A late-night apartment fire in Westchester County claimed one life and sent multiple people to the hospital after frantic rescue efforts by firefighters, police, and neighbors.
The fire was reported just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 610 Lake Ave. in Bronxville, where callers said several residents were possibly trapped on the second, third, and fifth floors of the multi-story building, Eastchester Fire District Chief Brian Tween said on Monday, Dec. 8.
Eastchester Fire Department units arrived to find heavy fire in a second-floor apartment, prompting a second alarm that b…
