Nonprofit steps up to aid displaced families in the wake of a devastating apartment fire in Asbury Park
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The Asbury Park Police Department expressed gratitude on Monday for the efforts of “We Are Loved,” a local nonprofit organization, We Are Loved, in aiding families affected by…
Squatters Feared to be Cause of Massive Newark Fire that Displaced 30 Families
NEWARK, N.J. — A massive fire tore through five homes in Newark on Tuesday evening, leaving nine families homeless and prompting an investigation into whether squatters in a vacant home sparked the…
Henderson County opens emergency shelter for residents displaced by Hurricane Helene
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – An emergency shelter has been opened at Edneyville Elementary School for Henderson County residents displaced by Hurricane Helene, local officials announced Friday. The shelter, located at 2875 Pace Road,…
Two Newark Fire Fighters Injured, Families Displaced in Monday Fire
NEWARK, NJ – Multiple families were displaced and two Newark firefighters were injured in a blaze at a home in the city on Monday. On Monday, Newark firefighters responded to a significant…
51 People Displaced by Newark Brownstone Fire
NEWARK, NJ – A significant fire swept through a multi-use building at 263 South Orange Avenue, prompting a robust response from Newark firefighters on Tuesday, July 16. The three-story, brick building, which…
Major Fire in North Jersey Leaves Four Homes Damaged, Twenty Displaced
BAYONNE, NJ—A large fire late Friday night left a trail of destruction in Bayonne, severely damaging one home and impacting three others on 11th Street. Due to its size and intensity, the…
Prosecutor Investigating Major Fire That Displaced Families in Sommerville
SOMERVILLE, NJ — A significant fire incident in Somerville is currently under investigation by Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Somerville Police Chief Dennis…
Leonardtown Man Arrested for Setting Fire That Displaced 46 Guests at Maryland Hotel
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MD – A significant fire, allegedly set by a Leonardtown man, ravaged a hotel room yesterday evening, displacing 46 guests and inflicting an estimated $750,000 in damages. The incident…
Family Displaced in Tuesday Night Fire in Princess Anne
PRINCESS ANNE, MD — Authorities are investigating a structure fire that occurred at 6:58 PM on Tuesday at 27039 Fitzgerald Road. The fire damaged a one-story, wood-frame, single-family dwelling owned by James…
Hagerstown Home Damaged in Fire, Residents Displaced
HAGERSTOWN, MD—A significant fire occurred at a two-story single-family residence located at 19524 Portsmouth Drive, causing an estimated $30,000 in damages. The incident took place at 6:40 PM on May 1. The…
Multiple Families Displaced in Overnight Fire in Newark
Newark, NJ – One woman was injured and dpzems of families were displaced in a two-alarm fire in Newark early Monday morning. Authorities reported that at 12:04 a.m., firefighters responded to a…
Newark Fire: 1 Firefighter Hurt, 40 Displaced in 3-Alarm Blaze at Restaurant
Newark, NJ – One firefighter was injured and nearly 40 individuals were displaced in Newark following a three-alarm blaze on Monday. The incident occurred at 576 Broadway, where a 3-story, multi-use building…
Family of Eight Displaced During House Fire in Manalapan
A family of eight people were left without a home following a fire that broke out in Monmouth County. Responding to the incident at a residence on Paddington Court was the Manalapan…
Jersey City Fire That Displaced 18 Caused by Cigarette, Police Report
A fire erupted in Jersey City on Sunday, displacing 18 individuals. According to the American Red Cross, the blaze occurred on West Side Avenue, affecting multiple homes at about 11:30 a.m., which…
Pet dogs bring both joy and worry to displaced Gaza teenager
By Saleh Salem and Ibraheem Abu Mustafa RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Keeping three dogs while living in a tent on a beach in Gaza complicates an already difficult situation, but the…
Family Displaced Following Apartment Fire in Gloucester Township
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A fire broke out in the Autumn Ridge Apartment Complex in the B Building at approximately 11:30 pm on Friday, resulting in injuries and displacement for a resident…
Maryland Family Displaced by Devastating House Fire
Princess Anne, MD – A devastating fire swept through a one-story, wood-frame single-family dwelling at 29016 Polks Road in Princess Anne, Somerset County, yesterday at approximately 5:01 p.m. The residence, owned by…
Burlington City Responds to Destructive Fire, Three Families Displaced
BURLINGTON, NJ – On Sunday, January 21, at approximately 2:00 pm, the Burlington City Police and Fire Departments responded to a reported structure fire in the 300 block of York Street. Upon…
Victims Displaced After Fire Damages Perth Amboy Apartment Building
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — On December 11, 2023, at 4:42 PM, the Perth Amboy Fire Department (PAFD) was dispatched to a reported smoke condition at 352 Keene Street. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered…
Two months of war in Gaza leave elderly and newborns destitute and displaced
GAZA (Reuters) – After two months of war in Gaza, most of its people are homeless, crammed by a pounding Israeli bombardment into yet smaller areas of an already tiny enclave where…
Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maggie Fick CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza’s border with Egypt to escape Israeli bombardments, the United…
Ephrata Woman Intentionally Set Apartment Fire That Displaced 20 People
EPHRATA, PA – The Ephrata Police Department has charged Savanna A. Parsons, a 30-year-old resident of Ephrata, with multiple counts of arson following a fire on August 8, at an apartment building…
Gaza truce gives displaced children rare chance to sing and play
By Arafat Barbakh KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Displaced Gazan children clapped, sang and jumped up and down clasping a giant multi-coloured parachute, rare moments of fun as the truce between…
Haiti’s displaced hope UN-backed force will bring security
By Steven Aristil PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – “We are obliged to accept it,” said Charles Adison in one of the many schools that have been converted into makeshift refugee camps in Haiti’s capital…
Over 10,000 displaced in Haiti after violence escalates north of capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in parts of Haiti’s central department, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Wednesday, after a series of gang attacks in…
Four Families Displaced in Hamilton Township Fire
On Wednesday, at approximately 4:01 pm, the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire on Rhododendron Court. The fire affected a total of four residences, causing…
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