A New Jersey hospital caught fire over the weekend after an oxygen-using patient lit a cigarette, officials said. The event at Cooper University Hospital required fast staff intervention to protect patients and limit the situation. The hospital’s inpatient section caught fire on Saturday, according to representatives. Medical and safety experts rapidly extinguished the fire to…
A Berkeley Township adolescent was charged with arson after a New Year’s Eve fire injured seven. The teen started a backyard fire pit flash fire by pouring gasoline onto it, according to authorities. People asked for help after a North Trenton Avenue residence caught fire around 8 p.m. The party fire suddenly injured many, but…
City firefighters were called to a classroom on Tuesday afternoon when a laptop battery overheated and started burning. A nearby hospital received several Newark elementary school students and personnel. Newark municipal authorities say a laptop’s lithium-ion battery died at 2:20 p.m. in a basement classroom at Greater Oaks Legacy Downtown Elementary School. After the battery…
New Jersey authorities say two NJ Transit train deaths in three days highlight safety hazards near major rail lines. The latest incident happened Monday afternoon near Plainfield station. NJ Transit reported that a westbound Raritan Valley Line train hit 55-year-old Plainfield resident Anthony A. Lewis at 2:11 p.m. Lewis died in a nearby hospital after…
Local authorities reported that Monmouth County firefighters fought a big fire overnight that damaged a popular Jersey Shore private beach club. The fire started early Monday morning and took a lengthy emergency response to put it. Breakwater Beach Club in Long Branch’s 1100 block of Ocean Avenue North caught fire about 1:45 a.m., according to…
Early Tuesday morning, a car drove directly into a nail salon in Rockaway, Morris County, causing extensive damage to the property. The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. at Julie Nails, a business located in a shopping center along Route 46. According to the Rockaway Borough Fire Department, emergency responders arrived quickly at the scene…
A man injured in a shuttle accident at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this year sued, alleging severe recruiting and vetting errors by the driver. On January 7, 2024, a Marriott-operated airport shuttle hit 34-year-old New Haven resident Andy De La Osa Madera in the Terminal A arrivals pickup line near pillar 14. Madera claims…
Two firefighters from Hamilton Township, New Jersey, sustained injuries on Sunday night while responding to a residential house fire. The house fire on Statton Drive began prior to 7 p.m. Local fire personnel responded promptly as the flames extended from an adjoining garage. Hamilton Police Lieutenant Kristin Seitz stated that a neighbor contacted authorities after…
Three people were saved early Saturday morning when their boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean near New Jersey, according to government officials. The early morning maritime emergency near Monmouth County shows how fast and successfully U.S. Coast Guard workers can react and work together. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a…
A 72-year-old Union County man’s family filed a wrongful death complaint after a Planet Fitness gym accident last summer. A automobile drove through the gym’s glass exterior on Newark Avenue on August 26, killing Elizabeth resident Jose Antonio Chez. After the tragedy, the family is holding the gym and property owners liable. The December 11…
