Man accused of setting Pinecrest Lake townhouse fire while ‘killing spiders,’ police say
TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, PA – A bizarre and destructive fire tore through a row of townhomes in the Pinecrest Lake community LSDY Monday evening after police say a resident repeatedly set small fires…
Newark firefighters respond to scrapyard junkpile fire
NEWARK, NJ – Per Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara, just after 7:50 p.m. last night, Newark Firefighters responded to 206 Calcutta Street on a call of a fire involving a pile…
Cherry Hill firefighters contain garage fire
CHERRY HILL, NJ – The Cherry Hill Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Saturday and was able to contain the fire without spreading to the rest of the home CHFD…
Red Bank’s Towne and Country Deli destroyed in morning fire
RED BANK, NJ – A Red Bank business was destroyed in a fire Saturday morning. The Towne and Country Deli, located in a plaza on Shrewsbury Avenue caught fire at around 6…
He set his pregnant girlfriend on fire with gasoline and is now out on $5,000 bail
DETROIT, MI – According to court records, 41-year-old Devonne Marsh, of Detroit was arrested earlier this month for dousing his pregnant girlfriend with gasoline then lighting her on fire. The woman who…
Newark firefighters battle fire at Troy chemical company
NEWARK, NJ – Newark firefighters in sub-freezing temperatures rushed to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Troy Chemical company. Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reported that Newark firefighters extinguished the…
Rockville police say morning car fire was intentionally set
ROCKVILLE, MD – The Montgomery County Fire Rescue had an early start to the weekend, responding to a car fire that was intentionally set on fire. That fire caused some damage to…
Edmonds, Washington woman sentenced to home confinement for setting fire to her business in insurance fraud scheme
Seattle – An Edmonds, Washington, business owner was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years of probation, with one year of house arrest, for wire fraud related to…
Man who set fire to North Lauderdale veterans memorial arrested
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a Lauderhill man Thursday night for setting fire to a Veterans Memorial in December in North Lauderdale. On Dec. 3, BSO North Lauderdale…
Son stabbed dad multiple times with screwdriver, tried to set him on fire
ALBANY, NY – A 23-year-old Albany man who seriously injured his father during a domestic related incident this morning on Orange Street has been charged with attempted murder. Gerald Fraser was arrested…
Investigators rule Hoboken warehouse fire accidental
HOBOKEN, NJ – A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined the Origin of a fatal…
Woman, two cops treated for smoke inhalation during Lacey home fire
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Sunday, January 9, 2022, at 6:02 a.m., officers were dispatched to a Holly Place residence for an active structure fire. Officers and members of the Forked River…
Biden tells basketball picks joke at press conference for Colorado fire survivors, rehashes kitchen fire tall tale
U.S. President Joe Biden visited Louisville, Colorado after over 1,000 homes were destroyed or damaged in a raging wildfire that swept through the region on December 30th. Biden opened his speech with…
At least 13 feared dead in Philadelphia row house fire
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police are reporting a fire in a row house in Philadelphia has killed at least 13 people. “Our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers are with the families and…
Fire That ‘Completely’ Burned Down South Africa’s Parliament Building Reignites
A fire that devastated South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town reignited on Monday after it was said to be under control, multiple sources reported. The building initially caught fire early…
Notoriously Inaccurate Facebook Fact Checker Under Fire Again, This Time About Masking Children
A Facebook fact-checker that has repeatedly been criticized for its inaccuracies is under fire after it admitted Tuesday that it incorrectly labeled an article on the science behind classroom mask mandates as…
East Haven Police respond to child burn victim who did “Woosh Bottle Experiment”
EAST HAVEN, CT – Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli and Fire Marshal Charles Miller warned of the latest TikTok danger called “The Whoosh Bottle Experiment” after a town youth was burned while attempting…
One injured in Graham County crash
GRAHAM COUNTY, KS – Early this morning before 7 AM, Graham County First Response crews were dispatched to an injury accident located south of St. Peter on the Graham/Trego County line. The…
Suspect charged for Christmas day fire that killed two in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Arson Unit and the Trenton Police Department…
Oceanport man’s Christmas decoration gets a visit from the fire department
OCEANPORT, NJ – Doug Peterson, of Oceanport went over the top decorating his home for Christmas and it eventually resulted in firefighters being dispatched to his home. @survivordiet ♬ original sound –…
It was a Christmas miracle, as 82-year-old rescued from burning home Christmas morning
Sault Ste Marie, MICH – Early Christmas morning, Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office and Fire units were dispatched to a residence on Ridge rd. in Sault Ste Marie. First responders found that an…