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Arlington, VA
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Dog Rescued, Family Displaced By Fast-Moving Northeast DC House Fire (
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Heroic firefighters made a bold save of a dog on Friday morning as they battled a blaze that rapidly spread through a three-story home in Northeast DC. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on May 3, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 4500 block of Edson Place NE, where there was a reported fire on the first floor that extended to the rest of the home and the attic. The fire in the 4500 block of Edson Place NE. Twitter/@dcfireems One dog was rescued and given some oxygen by first responders after being pulled from the smoky home, officials say, and it appeared in good spirits while h…
Allentown, PA
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Red Cross Offers Support After Allentown Rowhome Blaze
The American Red Cross has set up a shelter for those displaced by the multi-home fire in Allentown on Tuesday, April 30. The blaze on the 700 block of North 7th Street spread to three homes and left some three dozen people displaced, according to the Red Cross and WFMZ. Daily Voice has reached out to Allentown fire officials for additional details. Posted by Allentown Fire Department - Engine 6 & Truck 2 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 The Red Cross emergency shelter at the Allentown YMCA, 425 S. 15th St., is offering food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional suppo…
Middletown, NJ
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Family Of Eight Displaced After Central Jersey House Fire
A family of eight people was displaced after a home caught fire in Monmouth County, authorities said. Manalapan police responded to the fire at a home on Paddington Court at around 7:38 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 19, a department spokesperson said. Flames and smoke were reportedly coming from the house's laundry room. Firefighters from Gordons Corner, Englishtown, Freehold, and Marlboro were able to put out the fire. No injuries were reported. The New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross said a family of eight was displaced. Volunteers were helping the family with immediate needs like tempor…
Jersey City, NJ
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18 Displaced By Fire In Jersey City
A massive fire in Jersey City displaced 18 people on Sunday, April 21. The blaze on West Side Avenue swept through multiple homes around 11:30 a.m. leaving five families displaced, according to the American Red Cross. Some more photos from today's 3rd Alarm (Ron Jeffers photos) Posted by Gong Club Inc. on Sunday, April 21, 2024 Some more photos from today's 3rd Alarm (Ron Jeffers photos) Posted by Gong Club Inc. on Sunday, April 21, 2024 According to ABC7 the cause has preliminarily been identified as a lit cigarette thrown down an air shaft.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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HS Spanish Teacher, Three Sons Recovering After South Jersey Home Catches Fire: Campaign
A Somers Point family was rallying for support after a fire significantly damaged the home of a woman and her three sons, according to a fundraising campaign. The family of four was displaced after their Chapman Boulevard home caught fire at around noon on Sunday, Apr. 14, Somers Point firefighters said. No injuries were reported and a cat was rescued from the home. Charlene Welsh started a GoFundMe page for her daughter Karen Welsh, a Spanish teacher at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts. She has three sons: ages 14, 11, and 7. The fundraising campaign had generated more…
Middletown, NJ
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'Vibrant, Funny' Gardener's Home Severely Damaged In Central Jersey Fire: Fundraiser
A Central Jersey gardening club is rallying to support a woman whose home was severely damaged in a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. Keyport firefighters responded to a basement fire in a home on Cedar Street at around 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 3, according to a Facebook post by Lincoln Hose 2273. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the basement windows on all four sides of the house. Despite dealing with heavy rain and 20-mph winds, firefighters were able to knock down the fire in the basement and the wall of the first floor. No one was injured…
Lakewood, NJ
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Two People Displaced After House Fire In South Jersey
A home caught fire in Manchester Township, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the house fire on Conestoga Drive in the Whiting section of the township at around 5:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 3, the department said in a news release. Officers found smoke coming from the back of the home and called firefighters to the scene. Everyone inside the home got out safely and no one was injured. Crews put out the fire and a building inspector determined the home was uninhabitable. The American Red Cross said it was helping a family of two displaced by the fire. The group w…
Lusby, MD
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Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (
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One person suffered a burn injury in Calvert County when a space heater sparked a fire in the basement of a Sunderland home that rapidly spread to the rest of the house. Dozens of first responders from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called early on Easter Sunday to a home on Claggett Road when a homeowner advised that the flames had started spreading. Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department The fire was reported in the 1100 block of Claggett Road in Sunderland at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. According to the Office of the State Fire Marsh…
Hagerstown, MD
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Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Maryland Apartment House
A pair of firefighters were injured and six people living in an apartment building in Washington County have been displaced by an early morning two-alarm fire, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday morning to South Main Street in Boonsboro, where a fire broke out in a two-story residence that had been converted into a five-unit apartment house. According to the Fire Marshal's Office, the fire started in a downstairs apartment where two people were living. Both were able to escape, but one suffered minor injuries. The occupant inside the unit where the f…
Mechanicsville, MD
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Seven Families Displaced By Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Maryland
A fast-moving fire in Maryland ripped through an apartment complex, causing hundreds of thousands in damages and leaving seven families displaced as a result. More than 50 firefighters from the Salisbury Fire Department responded to the Island Club Apartments on Sharen Drive in Salisbury early on Monday morning, where there was reports of a blaze that broke out in the eight-unit building. It took more than an hour to get the two-alarm blaze under control when it was discovered by occupants inside, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal, and no injuries were reported. Officials made note th…
Westminster, MD
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House Fire Leaves Eight Displaced In Maryland
Eight people are displaced in Carroll County after an early morning fire broke out in their Westminster home, officials say. The American Red Cross has been called in to assist a family following a fast-moving blaze that was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Green Street on Monday, March 18. Posted by Carroll Fire News, Maryland on Monday, March 18, 2024 The fire - which was reported by the occupants of the home and neighbors - started on the front porch, investigators said, though the cause remains under investigation. A crew of 45 firefighters from the Westminster Volunteer…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Three Families 'Lost Everything' In South Jersey Multi-Home Fire: Campaigns
Three families in Egg Harbor City are rallying for support after their homes caught fire, according to fundraising campaigns. The families were displaced after two houses on the 200 block of Liverpool Avenue were destroyed on Friday, Mar. 1, Egg Harbor City police said in a Tuesday, Mar. 5 news release. The New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross said it was helping six people with immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing. Three GoFundMe pages said Unique Cohen, Melanie and Richie Prince-Borges, and Thomasita Ramos were among the fire victims. The online fundraisers w…
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