Philadelphia Man Killed in Balcony Collapse Jersey Shore

LOCAL NEWS  Man killed in Sea Isle City balcony collapse leaves behind wife, 3 daughters BY MATT PETRILLO FEBRUARY 27, 2023 / 11:39 PM / CBS PHILADELPHIA  SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (CBS) — On Monday night, as federal investigators try to determine what caused a deadly balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, CBS Philadelphia is learning […]

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Essex County: Montclair Residents Rescued from Fire Escapes After Apartment Fire

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Residents of a North Fullerton apartment building were rescued from fire escapes after a 2-alarm fire ravages through parts of the building on November 24. Sometime around 12:36 AM, the Montclair Fire Department reported receiving a call from a passerby reporting that there was smoke in the area of Claremont Ave and North Fullerton Ave.  While units […]

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NJ Firefighter, Police Officer Injured in 3-Alarm Blaze

The firefighter received an electric shock and the police officer suffered smoke inhalation responding to a Bloomfield apartment blaze that left seven families displaced. NOAH COHEN NOVEMBER 7, 2019 NJ ADVANCE MEDIA GROUP, EDISON, N.J. A firefighter and a police officer were hurt in a three-alarm fire that burned at a Bloomfield apartment building, forcing seven families […]

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Owner of building with rotting fire escape hit with 48 violations

By Michaelangelo Conte The Jersey Journal The owner of a Jersey City building where a rusted, rotting fire escape snapped beneath the feet of residents fleeing a fire Monday has been slapped with 48 fire code violations, Jersey City officials said. The owner of 500 Garfield Ave., a management company in Clifton, was cited for failure to properly maintain […]

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Children jump from balcony as fire rips through dance studio in Edgewater

EDGEWATER, New Jersey (WABC) — A group of children managed to escape when fire ripped through a dance studio in New Jersey Monday night. The fire broke out at a complex on River Road in Edgewater and spread to the studio where the kids were rehearsing. Trapped on a balcony with the fire closing in, […]

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Three-Alarm Fire Races – Union City (NJ)

Three-Alarm Fire Races Through Union City (NJ) Dwelling on Deputy Chief’s Final Tour     11/29/2017   By Ron Jeffers North Hudson Regional (NJ) firefighters begin their tour of duty at 7:30 a.m. On this day, November 28th, Group 3 prepared to say goodbye to their deputy chief, who was retiring after 44-years of service–but […]

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trapped on fire escape of burning building

Firefighters rescue people trapped on fire escape of burning building in New Jersey   ABC 7 Eyewitness NewsTuesday, November 28, 2017 01:04PMUNION CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — Firefighters made a dramatic rescue in New Jersey Tuesday morning as they helped people trapped on the fire escape of a burning building. The third-alarm fire broke out […]

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Man found on fire escape with bag of burglary tools: Cops

By Caitlin Mota The Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY — A 27-year-old man was found climbing a fire escape with a backpack full of burglary tools in Downtown, authorities said. Casey Collado was arrested on Wednesday after a brief foot pursuit with plain clothes officers, a police report of the incident indicates. At about 12:20 a.m., […]

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