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Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Car Fire In Stamford
A 14-year-old boy has been apprehended for starting a car fire in Fairfield County with stolen fireworks. The fire took place in Stamford on Sunday, June 5, in the parking lot of 587 Elm St. According to Sgt. Sean Scanlan, of the Stamford Police, firefighters responded to the scene and found a 2008 Honda SUV on fire. After the fire was extinguished and investigators began looking into the cause of the blaze. As the investigation unfolded, it was learned a group of teenagers went into Grade A Market on Shippan Avenue and stole miscellaneous fireworks, Scanlan said. They then went …
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze
A late-night fireworks show in Maryland led to multiple Dorchester County homes getting damaged when one went awry and set an outdoor trash pile ablaze, according to the state fire marshal. A team of nearly two dozen firefighters from the Rescue Fire Company in Cambridge responded to a Hubbard Street home shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a reported trash fire that broke out. It took first responders approximately a half-hour to control the fire, which caused an estimated $10,000 to the structure. The initial investigation determined that it was accidental in nat…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Puts Arlington School In Lockdown: Police
Washington-Liberty High School was place on lockdown when fireworks were mistaken for gunshots Tuesday, July 19, authorities said. Officers arrived at the school at around 7:50 a.m. and found evidence of fireworks that were set off, Arlington County Police reported. Police said no injuries were reported and no weapons were found, but the school will remain in lockdown until officers search the entire building. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Investigators Probe Fort Lee Apartment Building Blaze
People shooting off fireworks apparently were responsible for igniting a fire at a Fort Lee apartment complex, authorities said. Members of the borough Fire Prevention Bureau were investigating what responders said was an accidental July 4th blaze at Arrive Fort Lee on Crest Lane. Firefighters doused the flames, which had spread to the building from two Dumpsters ignited by fireworks shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Cliffside Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Leonia, Palisades Park and Ridgefield. PHOTOS: Werner…
Middletown, NJ
News
Husky Frightened By Fireworks Rescued 1.5 Miles Off Jersey Shore (
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A Siberian Husky fleeing from noisy fireworks was rescued by Monmouth County Sheriff's Officers off the Jersey Shore. Caiden, a 10-year-old dog, was saved after swimming about a mile and a half off Union Beach, authorities said. Sheriffs' Officers Michael Forgione and Kasey Collins located Caiden and brought him on board in the Raritan Bay, navigating shallow waters to reunite him with his grateful owner. In addition to the K-9 rescue, the Marine 1 Unit also observed a brush fire that started due to the fireworks and were able to assist in navigating fire personnel to the fire. Poste…
Waldorf, MD
News
Boom
: Maryland Summer School Student Sets Off Fireworks In Building
Summer school was off with a bang in Maryland, literally. One student put on a belated Fourth of July show, setting off fireworks in the main lobby of an area high school, according to school officials. The Charles County Board of Education said that a student at Westlake High School attending the summer school program allegedly lit fireworks in the main lobby of the building early on Wednesday, July 6. As a precaution, officials said that students and staff were temporarily evacuated from the high school, though fire response was not required inside the building. No injuries were repor…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Man Steals Hundreds In Fireworks From Lehigh Valley Walmart: Police
Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of fireworks from a Lehigh Valley Walmart on the Fourth of July. The suspect — pictured above — loaded about $230 worth of fireworks into his cart at the Bethlehem Township store and left without paying around 3:30 p.m., local police said in a release on Wednesday, July 6. The man drove away in a white Chevrolet SUV, police said. Scroll down to view additional photos. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call Ptl. Kanaskie at (610) 419-9252 or send an email to akan…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Home In Hudson Valley
Wayward fireworks may have started a fire that destroyed a 3,000-square-foot home in the Hudson Valley. The fire started in Orange County in the town of Goshen around 10 p.m., Monday, July 4 at a two-story home on Corral Lane in the Harness Estates development. According to Goshen Assistant Fire Chief Peter Easop, firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes and found the home fully engulfed in flames. It took about an hour for firefighters to douse the flames that consumed the structure, causing such extensive damage that the home was later knocked down, said Easop. The resident…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Possible Fourth Of July Fireworks Shed Fire Under Investigation In Harford County
Fireworks may have caused a shed outside a Maryland home to go up in flames during the holiday weekend, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Harford County, first responders were dispatched to a home on Maple Wreath Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 4, where there was a reported shed fire on the property. Upon arrival, members of the Abingdon Fire Company found the shed fully engulfed in flames, though they were quickly able to knock down the flames within 10 minutes, officials said. The shed and its contents are “a complete loss,” according to the fire mar…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured After Smoldering Fireworks Left In Dumpster On Long Island
One firefighter was burned on the leg after someone left smoldering fireworks in a dumpster on Long Island. The incident took place around 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 5 in Hicksville on 16 W Marie St. According to police, officers responded to a building fire caused by smoldering fireworks left in a dumpster next to the structure, said the Nassau County Police. Hicksville Fire Department and Westbury Fire Department extinguished the fire. One firefighter suffered a leg injury and refused medical treatment at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The county fire …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Fireworks Blaze At Lakewood Baseball Game
Firefighters put out a fire that broke out during a fireworks show after the Jersey Shore BlueClaws baseball game in Lakewood. "More people are watching the fire than the fireworks," a spectator commented on this Facebook video. A fire broke out during a fireworks show after the Jersey Shore BlueClaws baseball game.Facebook/ Erin Leahy Mauterer A BlueClaws spokesman said the Lakewood Fire Department acted quickly and extinguished the fire in a safe manner on Monday night, July 4. "It was pretty unbelievable. And the fireworks just kept going and going," said Erin Leahy Mauterer, who …
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend
Police have identified the bicyclist and fireworks stand worker struck and killed by a pickup truck driver suffering a medical episode July 4th weekend in Washington DC. The Chevrolet Silverado driver had lost consciousness when he struck the westbound bicyclist — identified as 70 year-old Michael Hawkins Randall — on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Metro police said. The Silverado then continued across the westbound and eastbound lanes and struck 64 year-old Charles Jackson, who was working in a fireworks stand. The vehicle came to rest on the eas…
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