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Home displacement

Abingdon, MD
Police & Fire
Two Dogs Killed, Family Displaced In Harford County House Fire: Officials Two Dogs Killed, Family Displaced In Harford County House Fire: Officials
Two Dogs Killed, Family Displaced In Harford County House Fire: Officials A Harford County family lost their pets and their home after a fast-moving fire tore through a basement bedroom and left two people injured, state officials said. Crews were called to the 1300 block of Tralee Circle in Aberdeen around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, where they found flames ripping through the lower level of a two-story home, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire started in a basement bedroom and caused an estimated $200,000 in total damages, investigators said. One firefighter and one resident suffered minor injuries during the response but refused hospital…

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by Zak Failla
Chicopee, MA
News
Fatal Chicopee Fire Kills 1, Displaces 7 Others Fatal Chicopee Fire Kills 1, Displaces 7 Others
Fatal Chicopee Fire Kills 1, Displaces 7 Others A deadly fire in Western Massachusetts this week claimed the life of one person and left seven others without shelter.  The fire broke out at a multifamily house on the corner of Artisan and Chicopee streets in Chicopee on Tuesday, March 11, around 4 p.m., the State Fire Marshal's Office said.  When Chicopee firefighters arrived at the scene, they were told one person had escaped the flames, but an adult who had remained inside to try and contain the blaze had died.  That person's name has not been released as of Tuesday night.  The cause of the blaze is under investig…

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by Josh Lanier
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Residents Watch Helplessly As Cecil County Home Burns Residents Watch Helplessly As Cecil County Home Burns
Residents Watch Helplessly As Cecil County Home Burns A Maryland family stood helplessly as flames ripped through their home late Wednesday night, Jan. 15 leaving them displaced and facing massive losses. The fire broke out shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at a two-story single-family home on North Bohemia Avenue in Cecilton, authorities said.  The homeowners and their 10-year-old child, escaped without injury but could do little but watch as their home was consumed by the blaze, though one bold Royal Farms employee did their best to quell the flames. Officials said the family first noticed smoke before discovering flames on t…

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by Zak Failla
Groton-Dunstable, MA
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas
Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas A four-alarm fire tore through a barn and nearby home in Dunstable earlier this week, displacing two people.  Dunstable fire crews were called to the Pleasant Street property around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, to find heavy flames pouring from a barn had reached the attached home, authorities said.  The people inside were able to escape without injury.  As the flames intensified, Deputy Chief Patrick Kerrigan called for third and fourth alarms, bringing firefighters and equipment from over a dozen nearby communities, including Pepperell, Tyngsborough, and Nashua,…

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by Josh Lanier
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Newburgh Family Displaced By Fire, Firefighter Injured Newburgh Family Displaced By Fire, Firefighter Injured
Newburgh Family Displaced By Fire, Firefighter Injured A Hudson Valley family was displaced after a fire ripped through the home, traveling through the heating duct system. The incident occurred at 60 Gove St. in the City of Newburgh at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, December 12. According to Mike Neppl, chief of staff for the City of Newburgh, the seat of the fire was located in the basement of the home, with fire traveling in the heating system ductwork to the upper floors. The fire was put out by 11 a.m. Neppl said one firefighter was struck by debris when the first-floor ceiling failed. He was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was trea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters
Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters A dozen people were without homes after an apartment caught fire in Toms River, officials said. The fire was in a building at The Willows at Toms River apartment complex on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the township's fire prevention bureau said in a news release. Firefighters responded to 1000 Axl Drive at around 2:23 p.m. The first crews found a small grease fire started on a stove in one unit. The flames spread to the microwave, causing the sprinklers to activate and extinguish most of the fire. The water damage from the sprinklers spread into two other units. The Toms River Building Depart…

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by Chris Spiker
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Juvenile Crashes Car Into Multi-Family CT Home Juvenile Crashes Car Into Multi-Family CT Home
Juvenile Crashes Car Into Multi-Family CT Home Two Connecticut families have been displaced after a minor drove a stolen car into their multi-family home. The incident took place around 10:43 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 31 when Hartford Police responded to a home at 288 Flatbush Ave., on a report that a vehicle struck the home, said  Lt. Aaron Boisvert When police arrived on the scene, a minor driving the stolen car was “quickly located," Boisvert said. Hartford fire department officials deemed the house “unsafe” and both families of the residence were displaced, he added. The minor driving the car was transported to a hospital with minor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
36 Displaced In Jersey City Fire 36 Displaced In Jersey City Fire
36 Displaced In Jersey City Fire A car fire spread to a two-story home displacing 36 people early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the multi-alarm blaze at the 400 block of Mercer Street around 3:30 a.m.  The blaze spread across an alleyway to neighboring homes, affecting 10 families. The fire was under control in approximately one hour and no injuries were reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Two Families Displaced By Quick-Moving Stamford Fire Two Families Displaced By Quick-Moving Stamford Fire
Two Families Displaced By Quick-Moving Stamford Fire Two families have been displaced following a quick-moving blaze in Stamford, officials say. Stamford Fire Department officials say they observed a column of dense, black smoke in the area of Shippan Avenue and Cove Road on Tuesday, Oct. 1 around 3 p.m. Fire crews dispatched the department and determined that the fire was coming from a garage in the area of Wardwell Street and Fredrick Street. Upon arrival, fire crews say they observed heavy fire and smoke showing from two front-facing garage doors and a left side window at the rear of the two-family, three-story wood-frame structure.  …

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by Valerie Musson
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Fire Department Responds To Two Fires In One Morning Poughkeepsie Fire Department Responds To Two Fires In One Morning
Poughkeepsie Fire Department Responds To Two Fires In One Morning Poughkeepsie firefighters were on the run Thursday morning tackling two fires within hours of each other. The first fire took place around 6:16 a.m. at 333 Mansion St., when a pile of clothes on the second floor of the home that was supposed to be vacant and off-limit following a fire at the same location on Saturday, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. Johnson said the fire, which was extinguished quickly, was caused by clothes that were not in the home on Saturday when a large refrigerator fire on the third-floor made the home inhabitable and left some 21 people displa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Arlington House Fire Displaces Five Arlington House Fire Displaces Five
Arlington House Fire Displaces Five Five people were displaced from their home following a basement fire. The Arlington Fire District responded to 14 Gentry Bend Road for a reported basement fire around 10:43 p.m. Thursday, Arlington Chief Tory Gallante. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within minutes five minutes of the initial dispatch and encountered a heavy smoke condition inside the single-family home, he added. Five residents were inside the structure at the time of the fire and safely self-evacuated before the fire department arrived. The sleeping family had been altered to the fire by working smoke…

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by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Two Families Displaced In Westport Fire Two Families Displaced In Westport Fire
Two Families Displaced In Westport Fire Two Westport families were displaced from their homes following a stove fire at a townhome complex on Post Road East, according to the Westport Fire Department. The Westport Fire Department received a call from the resident around 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, at 1655 Post Road East, Unit 2901, reporting a stove fire, Westport Fire officials said. Once on scene, firefighters found an extinguished fire on the stove that had moved to the cabinets. The fire was extinguished prior to the Fire Department’s arrival by the fire sprinkler system. Fire damage was contained to the kitchen while significant wat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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