Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fire Outside Home In Peekskill Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fire Outside Home In Peekskill
Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fire Outside Home In Peekskill A lithium-ion battery caused a fire outside a Westchester residence early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, prompting firefighters to issue safety warnings about the potential hazards of these increasingly common power sources.  The Peekskill Fire Department responded just after 3 a.m. to a report of a burning scooter outside a home. When crews arrived, they confirmed an active fire with flames up against the structure. Using pressurized water fire extinguishers, firefighters quickly controlled the blaze before it could spread to the building. Upon closer inspection, firefighters determined the …

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by Ben Crnic
Oxon Hill, MD
Police & Fire
2 Dead In Oxon Hill Fire, Officials Say 2 Dead In Oxon Hill Fire, Officials Say
2 Dead In Oxon Hill Fire, Officials Say A house fire in Prince George's County left two adults dead and forced two others to escape after being alerted by a smoke alarm, officials said. Firefighters responded to a two-story home on the 5500 block of Galloway Drive at approximately 6:43 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, in Oxon Hill, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (PGFD). When crews arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames. Despite rescue efforts, two adult residents were found dead inside. Two other adults managed to escape unharmed, thanks to a working smoke alarm, officials said. The caus…

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by Zak Failla
Oxon Hill, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Pulled From Oxon Hill Townhouse Fire Dies: Officials Woman Pulled From Oxon Hill Townhouse Fire Dies: Officials
Woman Pulled From Oxon Hill Townhouse Fire Dies: Officials A devastating townhouse fire in Oxon Hill claimed the life of an elderly woman Tuesday night, prompting fire officials to return to the area to provide free smoke alarms and fire safety education. Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue crews responded to the 6100 block of Brandyhall Court shortly before 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 after receiving reports of a fire.  Upon arrival, officials say crews found flames showing from the second floor of a three-story, middle-unit townhouse. Firefighters quickly worked to extinguish the blaze, but an 84-year-old woman was found with critical injuries ins…

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by Zak Failla
Colonie, NY
Police & Fire
Triple Fatal Fire: Mother, Daughter Among Victims In Fast-Moving Blaze At Colonie Home Triple Fatal Fire: Mother, Daughter Among Victims In Fast-Moving Blaze At Colonie Home
Triple Fatal Fire: Mother, Daughter Among Victims In Fast-Moving Blaze At Colonie Home Authorities identified three family members who were killed in a fast-moving house fire that left two others hospitalized in Upstate New York. Colonie Police identified the victims as: Lynne Lyons, 72 Kateleyn Ryan, 33, daughter of Lynne Timothy Ryan, 42, husband to Katelyn Emergency crews in Colonie responded to a residential fire on Locust Park shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, as Daily Voice reported. Firefighters and police arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames and multiple residents trapped inside, Colonie Police said. Despite the efforts of first responders, three p…

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by Michael Mashburn
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
5 Escape Burning Norwalk House; Smoke Alarms, Home Renovation May Have Saved Them 5 Escape Burning Norwalk House; Smoke Alarms, Home Renovation May Have Saved Them
5 Escape Burning Norwalk House; Smoke Alarms, Home Renovation May Have Saved Them A Fairfield County family of five, including four young children, avoided tragedy early Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, thanks to their smoke detectors, which alerted them to a fire in their Norwalk home. The blaze began just before 4 a.m. on Cudlipp Street. An adult and four kids younger than six were jolted awake by fire alarms, prompting firefighters to respond to the under-construction home in the Rowayton area of the town. Nearly 30 firefighters arrived at the scene and had the fire under control quickly. However, Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Jonathan Maggio said the outcome could have been muc…

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by Josh Lanier
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials
Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple floors of an East Rutherford high-rise building suffered water damage after a fire broke out Sunday, Jan. 26, fire officials said. Fire crews rushed to 1 Meadowlands Plaza after a fire alarm activated at the multi-story high-rise office building around 3:45 p.m. The East Rutherford Fire Department arrived to find that the building's sprinkler system had successfully extinguished a fire within an air handler unit located in the penthouse, officials said. Due to the size of the building and potential hazards, a second alarm was issued to ensure enough manpower was available. Respondi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Washingtonville, NY
Police & Fire
Car Fire Threatens Home In Washingtonville Car Fire Threatens Home In Washingtonville
Car Fire Threatens Home In Washingtonville A car fire in the driveway of a Hudson Valley home threatened to spread to the nearby structure but was brought under control. firefighters said.  The incident happened in Orange County on Thursday, Jan. 23 at around 6:20 a.m., when the Washingtonville Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire in the driveway of a residence on Alexander Drive, according to the village's fire department. Upon arriving at the scene, crews saw that the flames had begun to extend to the home’s exterior. This prompted additional assistance from the Salisbury Mills and Vails Gate Fire Depart…

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by Ben Crnic
Dundalk, MD
Police & Fire
Electrical Extension Cord Sparks Deadly Dundalk House Fire Electrical Extension Cord Sparks Deadly Dundalk House Fire
Electrical Extension Cord Sparks Deadly Dundalk House Fire A faulty extension cord may be to blame for the fatal house fire in Baltimore County that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman. Janet Pereira died on Wednesday, Jan. 22 when a fire broke out shortly before noon in a home in the 1800 block of Marshall Road in Dundalk. Upon arrival, a spokesperson from the Baltimore County Fire Department said that they were met by flames coming from the front of the home, and were advised by witnesses that there was a woman unaccounted for. Pereira was found on the first floor of the burning home and she was pronounced dead at the scene. One firefighter…

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by Zak Failla
Parkesburg-Cochranville, PA
Schools
Pennsylvania Students Rush To Save Animals From Barn Fire Pennsylvania Students Rush To Save Animals From Barn Fire
Pennsylvania Students Rush To Save Animals From Barn Fire Quick-thinking students at Octorara High School leapt into action to save animals after discovering a smoldering fire in the barn behind the school on Wednesday, Jan. 23, officials and parents said. The fire began when a heat lamp was pulled down by an animal overnight, igniting straw in one of the pens in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) classroom area, Superintendent Steven A. Leever explained in a statement. When students and staff arrived for their morning routine, they found the smoldering straw and immediately worked together to remove the animals from danger, extinguishing the fir…

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by Jillian Pikora
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
School Bus Catches On Fire In Yonkers With Driver Aboard School Bus Catches On Fire In Yonkers With Driver Aboard
School Bus Catches On Fire In Yonkers With Driver Aboard Firefighters rushed to extinguish an afternoon school bus fire in Westchester. The incident happened in Yonkers on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at around 4:15 p.m. in the area of 582 Mile Square Rd., according to Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink. No children were on the bus at the time, but the driver and bus monitor were. They both got off and called 911, Spink said.  Firefighters then responded to the scene. The fire is reported to be electrical and engine-related in nature.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
News
Battery Storage Facilities: Proposed Law Aims To Help Stop 'Explosive Fires' In Westchester Battery Storage Facilities: Proposed Law Aims To Help Stop 'Explosive Fires' In Westchester
Battery Storage Facilities: Proposed Law Aims To Help Stop 'Explosive Fires' In Westchester Westchester is taking a proactive step to ensure the safety of battery energy storage facilities with a proposed notification law, officials announced. The law, announced by County Executive Ken Jenkins at the Department of Emergency Services in Valhalla on Wednesday, Jan. 15, outlines notification requirements for municipalities to report new or modified battery energy storage facilities to the county.   This would allow the county to maintain up-to-date records and improve coordination for planning and emergency responses, officials said. "The bottom-line is we all need to be o…

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by Ben Crnic
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Harrowing Video Shows Officers Run Into Carlstadt Home As Fire Rages Harrowing Video Shows Officers Run Into Carlstadt Home As Fire Rages
Harrowing Video Shows Officers Run Into Carlstadt Home As Fire Rages Newly-released bodycam footage shows Carlstadt police officers evacuating a home as flames race through it Tuesday night, Jan. 14 (scroll for video). At the scene. Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department Officers were called to the home at 617 1st St. at approximately 8:30 p.m. on reports of a resident experiencing difficulty breathing, Police Chief Thomas Cox said. Officers Brian Monroe, Chelsea Marafelias, and Anthony Bellina saw smoke and flames coming from the first floor of the home. "Without hesitation, the officers entered the home and evacuated one resident from the first flo…

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by Cecilia Levine