A raging 3-alarm fire is responsible for injuring four firefighters and displacing more than a dozen New Jersey families, city officials said Saturday morning. Three residential buildings on Seymour Avenue in Newark were gutted before sunrise after the fire raced through each of the buildings in the middle of the night. City officials said the […]
SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PA — After battling for 24 hours, fire crews on Saturday evening extinguished an extensive brush fire bordered by Lower Mountain Road, Aquetong Road and Stoney Hill Road. While some emergency personnel may still be on the scene, all roadways have now been reopened to traffic, Solebury Police said. The fire erupted Friday […]
Even as wildfires worsen, federal firefighters are poorly compensated—and Biden-era raises are about to expire. As fire season winds down, firefighters employed by the federal government are facing what they say is another potential disaster: significant pay cuts that could trigger a mass exodus of workers. A temporary raise implemented by the Biden administration is scheduled […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A massive wildfire near Route 10 in North Jersey continues to burn, although it is about 60 percent contained as of Sunday morning, authorities say. According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, crews remain at the scene of a fire that broke out Saturday in the area of Route 10 (Mount […]
A tower block is currently on fire in East London, with 70 firefighters at the scene. The blaze has broken out a building on Queens Road, Plaistow, this morning with pictures showing smoke billowing from the tower. 30 people have been evacuated from the building with the fire located on the 10th floor. A spokesperson […]