4-Alarm Fire In Newark, New Jersey - 11.15.14

NEWARK, N.J.  — The Newark Fire Department responded to a fire that started just before 10 p.m. at 295 Lafayette St. and quickly spread to three other houses before firefighters extinguished the blaze two hours later on Saturday evening.









Two homes were destroyed and two others were severely damaged when the multi-alarm blaze roared through the Ironbound neighborhood Saturday night.



No injuries have been reported. There is no word yet on what sparked the blaze. Crews worked for most of the night to access the damage and check for hotspots. 


A total of 33 people were forced out of their homes. Most will be staying with family and friends. “We had about 33 people in the reception center, but many were able to stay with friends or family members,” Red Cross spokeswoman Diane Kincannon said.


The cause of the fire remains under investigation.



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Four-alarm Fire Destroys Newark NJ Homes 08.26.2013

A four-alarm blaze spread quickly through a series of row houses in Newark's North Ward on Monday afternoon, causing severe damage to two buildings and drawing more than 100 firefighters to the scene, fire officials said.

The fire broke out around 12:30 pm at 215 ½ Garside St. and quickly spread to adjoining multi-family homes. The four-alarm blaze damaged or destroyed four other Garside residences -- 219, 217, 215 and 213 -- before it was brought under control shortly before 3 pm.





Up to 100 firefighters battled a ferocious blaze Monday that gutted three buildings and left more than two dozen people homeless.

A few firefighters were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but there were no other reports of injuries in the four-alarm fire., said Newark Fire Director Fateen Ziyad.

Fire officials estimated 30 to 35 people were displaced as a result of the blaze. The American Red Cross was assisting the victims.

There was no word on the cause of the fire.



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Videos of Working Fire - Newark, NJ - 01.06.12

Here is some YouTube video footage of a working fire that occurred last week on Friday, 6 Jan 2012, at 222 North & 6th Street, Newark New Jersey. Ed Gray, known as allhandsgoingtowork on YouTube recorded this video footage of firefighters working on the fireground operations.

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