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Arson investigation
Chester, PA
News
3 Generations Of Women Killed In Chester Rowhome Fire With Collapse, Hoarding Conditions
A devastating overnight fire left three generations of women dead and a man critically injured in a Chester rowhome, authorities said. The fire broke out on the 200 block of Jeffrey Street in Chester around 2:26 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8, drawing crews to a “working building fire with entrapment,” officials said. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and rapidly worsening conditions inside the home, where hoarding conditions and a partial collapse made rescue efforts extremely difficult, according to Chester Fire Commissioner John Paul Shirley. “The challenge with hoarding conditions i…
Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Resident Hospitalized When Flames Rip Through West Hempstead Home: Police
A house fire sent one resident to the hospital after flames broke out at a home in West Hempstead, authorities said. Police responded to a 911 call reporting the fire at a residence at 6:37 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, according to Nassau County police. When officers arrived, everyone inside the home had already evacuated safely, police said. The Lakeview Fire Department and several surrounding departments responded and worked to extinguish the blaze. A 55-year-old male resident suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation during the incident, authorities said. He was taken to a nearby hospi…
Bellmore, NY
News
One Dead, 2 Cops Hurt As Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Multiple Bellmore Homes
A fast-moving fire tore through three homes on Long Island, killing one person and injuring three others — including two Nassau County police officers. Emergency crews responded to a Bellmore residence on Chapman Avenue near Bellmore Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, for a house fire with a victim trapped inside. More than 100 firefighters from 12 departments battled the three-alarm blaze for about 90 minutes, according to the Bellmore Fire Department. Intense heat and heavy flames forced firefighters to hold back as they tried to locate the victim, Bellmore Fire Departme…
Patchogue-Medford, NY
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted After Fireworks Explode Groin Inside Patchogue Apartment: Police
A man suffered serious injuries when a firework detonated in his lap inside an apartment on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, Dec. 21. John Philpotts-Kerr, 65, was handling fireworks inside his East Patchogue apartment in the 130 block of Pine Neck Avenue around 5:40 p.m. when one suddenly exploded, injuring his groin, according to police. Philpotts-Kerr was airlifted by medevac helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries. No other injuries were reported, police said. Arson Section detectives are investigating the incident. Anyone with in…
Smithtown, NY
News
Two Killed In Smithtown House Fire Identified As Mother, Son: Police
The two victims killed in a Smithtown house fire have been identified as a mother and son, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son, Nicholas Lehmann, 25, died inside their home at 178 Fifty Acre Road South after a fire broke out on Sunday, Nov. 30 at around 3:15 p.m., according to the updated release. A third resident, 91-year-old Ronald Montagna, was rescued and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, police said. Emergency crews responded after multiple 911 callers reported the house engulfe…
Scotch Plains-Fanwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Fanwood Fire: Police
A woman was killed in a fire in Fanwood early morning, Friday, July 25, authorities said. At 1:37 a.m., officers and firefighters responded to a report of a residential fire with a person trapped on Kempshall Terrace, Fanwood police said. First responders were unale to gain entry into the home due to the intensity of the blaze, police said. A neighbor attempted to rescue the occupant from the home but sustained significant burn injuries during the attempt, police said.. The injured neighbor was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. Firefighters were able to bring the…
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Mattress Fire Caused By Smoking Kills Ocean County Man, 65, Prosecutor Says
A mattress fire sparked by careless smoking killed a 65-year-old man in Manchester, authorities announced. Michael Seaman was found dead inside his Panda Lane home after a fire broke out on Wednesday, July 9, around 9:05 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Fire crews and police responded to the scene and found Seaman’s body during their search of the residence, the prosecutor said. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Squad, Manchester Police, and Ocean County Fire Marshal revealed the fire started in a mattress in the southwest corner bedroom…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Pregnant Mom, 2 Children Killed In Arson Fire; 2 Suspects Charged With Murder: Philly Police
Two men have been arrested and charged with murder after a Philadelphia rowhome fire killed a pregnant woman and her two young children, police announced on Friday, June 27. The deadly blaze broke out just before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, in the 2500 block of North Corlies Street in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city. Officers from the 22nd District arrived at 4:53 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters pulled five people from the burning building. Victims Identified As Mom, 2 Children Two children — 6-year-old Aaaad Thompson and 4-year-old Alaya Thomps…
Elmont, NY
Police & Fire
5 Firefighters Injured, Woman Rescued From Elmont House Fire That Led To Collapse: Police
An elderly woman and five firefighters were rescued from a raging house fire in Elmont that caused a structural collapse early Saturday, June 14, police announced. Blaze Breaks Out With Occupant Trapped The fire started around 2:04 a.m. at a home on Norfeld Boulevard. Upon arrival, Elmont Fire Department Chief 7012 found the home engulfed in flames and learned that a resident was trapped inside. About 2am 6/14/25 ELMONT WORKING FIRE 52 NORFELD BLVD 70YO FEMALE REMOVED AND TRANSPORTED TO NUMC UNRESPONSIVE 🎥:notmine. #workingfire #longisland #lifirebuff #fire #ELMONTNY #ELMONTFD Posted…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Duo Accused Of Torching Springfield Shed During Eviction Dispute; Home Also Damaged In Blaze
Two people who were being evicted from a home in Springfield set fire to a shed on the property, damaging the house and destroying the other structure, police said. Nelson Martins, 51, of Ludlow, and Wendy Champagne, 47, of Ware, were arrested in Ware on Wednesday, May 21, and charged with the March 1 blaze, Springfield Police said. Firefighters were called to a fire on Kamuda Street in Springfield on March 1 and found a shed ablaze and flames leaping onto the nearby home. Crews put out the conflagration with no injuries, but the shed was destroyed, and the house suf…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Erupts In Tappan Commercial Garage
A fire broke out inside a commercial garage in Tappan Friday evening, April 18, drawing a large mutual aid response from surrounding fire departments, officials said. The blaze was reported shortly after 5 p.m., bringing firefighters from Tappan and Piermont to the scene, the Tappan FD said. When crews arrived, they found fire inside a commercial garage, the department said. Piermont FD, initially called in for FAST (Firefighter Assist and Search Team) duties, was reassigned to assist Tappan members with extinguishing the fire and overhaul efforts. Additional support came from Ora…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Blaze Consumes Home In Stony Point, Prompts Investigation
Firefighters from multiple departments battled a house fire in Rockland County on Sunday evening, Feb. 16, that prompted an investigation into the cause of the blaze. The blaze began at around 7 p.m. at a residence on Stella Court in Stony Point, where arriving police officers found heavy smoke pouring from the residence, the Stony Point Police Department said. The homeowner was safely outside and confirmed that no one else was inside the house at the time of the fire. The Stony Point Detective Bureau, along with the Rockland County Sheriff's Department Arson and BCI Units, responded to in…
Paterson, NJ
News
Search For Suicidal Arsonist, 40, With Roommate's Gun Ends In Arrest, Wayne Police Say
The search for a 40-year-old man who set fire to a neighbor's home after leaving behind a suicide note ended in his arrest over the weekend in Wayne, police said. Hector Lobo has been charged on a warrant with aggravated arson, unlawful possession of a weapon, theft, and criminal mischief early Saturday, July 6, Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. Police were called to reports of flames coming from the back of a Totowa Road home around 1 a.m., where Officer Adrian Valentin knocked on the door of the home and made contact with the homeowner. Valentin evacuated the home, found a fire e…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Firefighter Injured In Three-Alarm Blaze: Authorities
One firefighter was injured and nearly 40 people were displaced following a three-alarm blaze in Newark on Monday, April 22, authorities said. At 6:59 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at 576 Broadway, an occupied 3-story, multi-use, multi-family building, that also houses a supermarket and El Kiosko Restaurant and Grill, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Firefighters observed a heavy fire upon arrival, and immediately called a 2nd alarm, requesting additional firefighters to the scene, Fragé said. The fire extended to adjacent occupied buildings, including a li…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh
A woman died after an overnight Long Island house fire. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Wantagh. Upon arrival at the home on Stanford Court, responders observed a working house fire. The woman was removed from the residence and transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. by hospital staff. Her identity and age have not yet been released. Firefighters from the following departments responded and put out the blaze:…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Overnight House Fire: Long Island Man ID'd As Victim
A Long Island man has died from injuries suffered in a house fire. The blaze broke out around 9:55 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10 in Hampton Bays. When police officers and firefighters arrived a woman who was able to escape the home, told officers that a man was still inside the Rolling Hill Road residence as heavy smoke and fire poured from the residence, said Sgt. Gina Laferrera, of the Southampton Police. Laferrera said firefighters were able to rescue the man, identified as Gregory Konesky, age 70, of Hampton Bays, and transported him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The wom…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Obituaries
Arson Investigator, Expert Fire Photographer Richard Wolfson Leaves Lasting Impact In NJ
Whether he was capturing it through his lens, fighting it or investigating it, Richard Wolfson was likely at the fire. Wolfson volunteered 40 of the 50 years he lived in Garfield as one of his city's bravest. He was also a regional arson investigator, often serving as an expert witness in criminal cases. And he single-handedly founded the NJ Metro Fire Photographers Association in 1985, serving as its first-ever president. Rich Wolfson's impact was felt throughout North Jersey's firefighting, fire photography and fire investigating communities, which is why his death last week leaves suc…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bogota Man Killed In Predawn House Fire
UPDATE: A senior resident was killed in an intense house fire before dawn Saturday in Bogota, authorities confirmed. CPR was in progress as the unresponsive 74-year-old military veteran was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, responders said. A woman who lived with him in the single-family house at the corner of River Road at West Main Street escaped after the three-alarm fire ignited around 6 a.m. Nov. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She declined being taken to a hospital, the prosecutor said. Aftermath. Damien Danis for DAIL…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Firefighting Native Dies Of Injuries From Baltimore Rowhouse Blaze
A Fair Lawn native who was critically injured trying to rescue a brother firefighter in a blaze in Baltimore has tragically made the ultimate sacrifice. Fire Lt. Dillion Rinaldo succumbed to his injuries Tuesday night, Oct. 24, five days after a rowhouse blaze claimed the life of a fellow smoke eater whom he and his colleagues had gone back in to save. "To the Rinaldo family, we are at a loss for words," the Fair Lawn Fire Department wrote in a social media post. "Your son Dillon will never be forgotten," the post reads. "He had the biggest heart and would literally help anyone in need. Al…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Massive Brush Fire In South Jersey
Firefighters from the National Park Fire Department and local fire departments managed to contain a huge suspicious brush fire in Gloucester County. The fire consumed 25 to 30 acres of land and took about three hours to bring under control, the National Park Fire Department said. National Park and Westville fire departments were dispatched shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5. Additional brush units were called from West Deptford and Deptford fire departments. The land off Grove Avenue is owned by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Investigators have a "person of interest" as the possible a…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland
Police are investigating an intentional fire that was set in a vacant Maryland dwelling overnight. In Somerset County, Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, members of the Crisfield Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on North Third Street when a neighbor reported a fire in an area dwelling. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took nearly three dozen firefighters upwards of an hour and a half to get the blaze under control, though no injuries were reported. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 ($95,000 to the structure, $5,000 to its contents…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Dog-Gone Good Job: Accelerant Detection K-9 Billie Retires After Nearly 100K Alerts
A beloved K9 unit who dedicated his life to serving her Maryland community is officially retiring, announces authorities. Accelerant Detection Canine "Billie" will retire after serving nearly eight-and-half years of dedicated service to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, says State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci. "Billie and her handler, Senior Deputy Jeff Thomas are assigned to the Lower Eastern Regional Office and have lived, eaten, breathed, and worked together ever since", Geraci stated. "Billie's last investigations were an …
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Blaze That Destroys Abandoned Structure Overnight Under Investigation: Maryland Fire Marshal
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal has launched an investigation after an abandoned structure was torched overnight in Caroline County. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, firefighters from the Marydel Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a Mud Mill Road home in Henderson, when the owner of the structure reported it was up in flames. A team of 30 firefighters took approximately 45 minutes to get the flames under control, though it caused an estimated $30,000 in damages. The structure was burned to the ground. It is unclear what caused the fire or where it origina…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Arrest Made In Home Arson That Killed Pet, Mahwah Firefighters Among Responders
A resident was arrested at the scene of a house fire across the state line that killed a pet cat and severely damaged the home while drawing companies from Mahwah, among several other towns. Ramapo police didn't immediately identify the 51-year-old resident, who neighbors said was taken into custody at the Dunn Road home in Airmont a short time after the fire broke out on Wednesday morning, Sept. 7. Members of the Tallman Volunteer Fire Department and Suffern Volunteer Hose Co. #1/Suffern Hook & Ladder Co. #1 doused the second-floor blaze. Two cats were rescued and given oxygen throug…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Wrong Place, Right Time: Stafford Officers Probing Arson Catch Alleged Car Thief
A Fredericksburg woman was arrested for stealing a car and driving on a suspended license — right through the scene of an arson investigation, officials said. Tabitha Schmohl, 30, was driving the stolen car near Jett Street on July 17, while the area was under high security for another investigation, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Due to the high number of recent car theft and vehicle break-ins, Deputy S.P Whitt decided to run the tags on Schmohl's car, only to find it was stolen from a Fredericksburg resident, officials reported. He conducted a high-risk traffic st…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Smoky Holiday Fire Doused Off Route 46
Firefighters doused a smoky July 4th blaze behind an industrial building in Hasbrouck Heights. Massive plumes of smoke could be seen for miles after the fire broke out in wooden pallets of foam insulation and spread to a section of the building off westbound Route 46 between Routes 17 and 80 near the Hilton Hotel shortly before 8 p.m. No injuries were reported. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigations Unit responded to probe the cause. At the scene.Mary Anne Harlow Patterson Bucket loaders were summoned to remove the damaged pallets. Mutual aid responders either at the sc…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Northampton Man Killed In House Fire
A man was found dead following a house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out in Northampton around 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, June 14 on Wildwood Trail. Responders arrived within minutes and were unable to breech the door as the home was fully engulfed in flames, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police. After the fire was extinguished by Riverhead Fire Department, a man's body was discovered within the residence, police said. See Related Story: Woman Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In West Babylon When firefighters arrived on the scene, “fire was blowing o…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Toddler Killed In Baltimore Mattress Fire Homicide ID'd: Police
The girl whose body was found after a house fire last week, has been identified, authorities said. My’royal Bennett, 3, was killed on Friday, April 9 after a mattress was apparently set on fire at a two-story home in the 4700 block of Vancouver Road, Baltimore Police said. The girl's death was ruled a homicide on Monday, April 11. After Bennett was identified, a body found near I-95 on the Harford/Cecil County border on Tuesday was positively identified as her mother, Danielle Parnell. So far, no suspects have been identified and no further details have been released. The investigation…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire
Two bodies were found in the warehouse that was ravaged by flames Monday in Hoboken, authorities said. The blaze broke out following a loud explosion at 38 Jackson St, around 12:20 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Firefighters putting out the blaze found two victims inside of the warehouse. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Massive fire on Jackson st, Hoboken. They’ve been trying to put it out for ~30min now #hobokenfire #jacksonstfire pic.twitter.com/Bysp6GBsyh — Lena Maksad (@lena_yuri) December 20, 2021 The fire damaged several surrounding buildings and sev…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Three Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Complex
Three people were hospitalized as more than a dozen fire departments responded to a blaze that broke out at a Long Island apartment complex, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to a building fire that was reported at 135 Clinton Ave. in Hempstead at 3:24 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 6. Officials said that the Hempstead Fire Department responded with the assistance of 15 other area departments to extinguish the blaze, which led to three residents being transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Flames could be seen billowing through the windows of one of…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspicious Fire: Man, 80, Dies After Being Pulled By Jersey City Rescuers From Burning Mattress
The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are investigating a three-alarm fire that killed an 80-year-old man in Jersey City. The fire broke out just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at 92 Danforth Ave. -- a senior apartment building, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The fire was confined to a unit on the second floor, where firefighters forced their way in and were met with heavy smoke condition, Suarez said. The blaze was coming from the living area of the apartment, where a mattress was found close to the floor, Suarez said The man, who…
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