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Franklin-Hamburg, NJ
Police & Fire
Franklin Brothers Race Door-To-Door, Save Neighbors From Raging Pre-Dawn Fire
A fire tore through a home on Main Street in Franklin Borough early Wednesday, Aug. 13, leaving the structure unsalvageable, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 4 a.m. at 139 Main Street, Franklin Borough police said. Firefighters from Franklin and multiple surrounding towns responded, but the home could not be saved. All residents were evacuated safely, police said. None of the neighboring homes were affected, and no injuries were reported to residents or first responders. Neighbor Enrique Ojeda said the tense moments began around 3:40 a.m., when his son ran downstairs to wake hi…
Pottstown, PA
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (
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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…
East Windsor-Hightstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Of Four ID'd As Driver Killed In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash
The driver killed in a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County has been identified by his family as a father of four. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Catherine Torres says Pablo Ramon Puntiel Jr. died in the crash at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 in East Windsor. As previously released by New Jersey State Police, a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150, then hit the side of a Mercedes-Benz. The Ford F-150 struck the back of a Freightliner, and during the crash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck a Ford van, …
Harrisburg, PA
News
2 Dead, 10 Injured; Timelapse Video Shows Fatal Explosions At US Steel Clairton Coke
A timelapse video and photos captured by the Breathe Project show the massive plume from a deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Monday, Aug. 11, that has now left two people dead two missing, and 10 injured, officials confirmed later Monday night. The explosion happened at 10:51 a.m. between coke oven batteries 13 and 14 inside the sprawling coking facility along the Monongahela River in Clairton, sparking a fire and a large-scale emergency response, according to Allegheny County Emergency Services (ACES). There were multiple secondary explosions, officials explained. B…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot
A massive fire tore through a Maryland BBQ food truck early Saturday morning, causing $100,000 in damage and scorching a nearby home, officials said. The blaze broke out at around 5:47 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the 14900 block of Mt. Savage Road in Mt. Savage, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire started inside a 2025 Savage BBQ food truck trailer owned by Larry Thomas Snyder. The truck was parked next to a home when the flames erupted, sending heat into the outside of the residence. The food truck fire spread to a nearby home in Maryla…
Allentown, PA
News
Man ID'd After Fatal PA Mobile Home Fire: Lehigh County Coroner
A 68-year-old man has died following a mobile home fire in Derry Township, Mifflin County, the coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Matthew Proud was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m. on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office. The cause of death was inhalation of products of combustion, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the release said. The fire happened at approximately 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the 18 block of Sunflower Lane, authorities detailed. In addition to the coroner’s office, the Mifflin County Region…
Haverstraw, NY
Police & Fire
Massive Fire Rips Through Vacant Building At Letchworth Village In Haverstraw
A large fire tore through a vacant building at a former institution for disabled people in Rockland County, sending one firefighter to the hospital, officials said. The blaze broke out around 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, in a two-story commercial structure at Letchworth Village near Stewart Circle in Haverstraw, according to the Thiells Fire Department and Haverstraw Police. Responding crews arrived to find heavy flames through the roof. Fire crews immediately shifted to a defensive operation. A lack of hydrants in the area required a water shuttle, with tankers from Stony Point and Fo…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Flames Tear Through Walrdorf Home, Killing Two, Possibly More: Fire Marshal (
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A raging two-alarm fire ripped through a Charles County home Sunday morning, leaving at least two people dead and sending investigators back into the charred debris to search for more victims, authorities said. Deputy State Fire Marshals responded with the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf for reports of a house fire with people trapped inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Flames had already consumed much of the structure when crews arrived, prom…
Rutherford, NJ
News
Harrowing Photo Shows Aftermath Of Fire That Destroyed 7 Torahs, Rutherford Rabbi's Home
Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing. At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014. The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs. "They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Blaze Rips Through Historic Firehouse In Poughkeepsie, Leaves Building Uninhabitable
A major blaze has left a Dutchess County firehouse severely damaged and temporarily out of commission, fire officials said. The blaze broke out on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, at the Hooker Avenue Firehouse in Poughkeepsie, prompting an emergency response from the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department shortly after 7 p.m. Crews were dispatched to 224 Hooker Ave. following reports of smoke seen pouring from a second-story window, the department said in an announcement on Wednesday morning, Aug. 6. When the first engine arrived, firefighters encountered heavy smoke billowing from multiple s…
Schenectady, NY
News
Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ
More than a decade after a house fire killed a father and three children, and seriously injured a fourth in upstate New York, a longtime suspect has been federally charged. Edward Leon, 53, of Fultonville, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of malicious use of fire to destroy property resulting in death, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany. The fire broke out on May 2, 2013, at a Schenectady rental home on Hulett Street. It killed David Terry and three of his children: Michael Terry, Layah Terry, and Donovan Duell. A fourth child, Sa’fyre Terry, survived…
Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Harrison Wastewater Treatment Plant: Authorities
A fire occurred at the Harrison Wastewater Treatment Plant Monday evening, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 7 p.m., first responders were on scene for the blaze in an office building of the plant at 35 Woodland Ave., Mayor Adam Wingate said. The office was unoccupied at the time the fire and no injuries were reported, Wingate said. The cause of the fire is unknown and is being investigated by the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office, Wingate said.
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