A two-alarm fire damaged the second story of a condominium unit at 23 Pleasant St. on Friday afternoon. Hank Clarke was bringing his recycling outside when he noticed smoke coming from a neighbor’s roof at the Village Green Condominiums. Read the article…………………………….
Several Departments Battle Long Island Condo Fire (NY)
A fire broke out at a Long Island condominium complex, leaving residents displaced, authorities said. Officers and firefighters were able to evacuate residents safely, and no injuries were reported. Read the article…………………………….
Fire Causes Damage To Units At Arlington Heights Condo Complex: FD (IL)
Between 4-6 condominiums at the Mallard Cove complex sustained damage when a fire broke out in a fourth-floor unit on Saturday. Read the article………………………………
Family Helps Evacuate Condo Residents During Fire in SW OKC (OK)
A group of neighbors are thankful to a local family, who just happened to be at the right place at the right time when a fire broke out in SW Oklahoma City. It happened on Christmas Eve at a strip of condos along SW 15th Street near Yukon. Read the article…………………………….
Condominium fire claims life of 29-year-old woman in Tamarac (FL)
A condominium fire claimed the life of a 29-year-old woman in Tamarac, Tuesday. Emergency responders arrived at Versailles Gardens Condominium, located at 7900 S. Colony Circle, around 3:30 a.m. where they reported no other injuries, Read the article……………………………..
Christmas Eve Fire Reported at Birch Glen Condos in Piscataway (NJ)
New Market fire crews responded to the scene on Forest Drive in the Birch Glen Condominiums at about 12:30 Sunday afternoon where they extinguished a small fire and smoke in a bedroom, according to reports. The unit’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading to other areas, authorities said. The Birch Glen Condominiums was the scene […]
Fire at northwest suburban Chicago condo leaves several families displaced (IL)
Several families are displaced after a fire damaged a condo building in Arlington Heights overnight. Cell phone video from a neighbor captured heavy flames coming from the fourth floor of the complex. Read the article……………………………
2 injured, dog killed in 2-alarm fire at Newport News condominium (VA)
Three people are displaced, two are injured and a dog is dead following a fire at a condominium in Newport News Friday afternoon. Read the article………………………………..
Rohnert Park condominium fire displaces two families; ashes left on balcony likely cause (CA)
Fireplace ashes left on a balcony likely caused a Rohnert Park condominium fire that displaced two families Thursday afternoon, investigators said. Read the article………………………..
Residents still displaced after Feb. 1 condo fire (CO)
It will be a tough holiday season for residents displaced by a fire last winter at a condominium building. More than 80 people had to move out of their homes at the Valencia condominiums on Feb. 1. A large unrepaired portion of the building remains surrounded by a fence. Read the article……………………………
Displaced families struggle to find housing after condominium fire in Oxnard (CA)
The department was able to get utilities turned back on for some units and the residents were able to go home, but two units were red-tagged, meaning those homes were unsafe to occupy and needed extensive repairs, according to Hamilton. Rivera’s home was one of them. Read the article………………………………
High-rise residents still out one year after fire (IL)
For 55 years, Mildred Richardson has called a high-rise near Lake Michigan home. But the senior citizen has been without access to her apartment for nearly a year and there’s no end in sight. Read the article……………………….
7 displaced, firefighter injured in Saratoga condominium complex fire (CA)
Crews responded to a fire at a condominium complex in Saratoga on Friday, the Santa Clara County Fire Department announced on X. Around 11:58 a.m., multiple condominium units in the area of Stoneridge Drive had been affected by the blaze. Read the article……………………………
Fire at condo in Painesville Township results in anticipated total loss (OH)
The Painesville Township Fire Department along with mutual aid from several neighboring departments responded to an early morning fire at a condominium on Blase Nemeth Road on Dec. 12 that is expected to result in a total loss. Read the article…………………………
Person declared dead following Willoughby condo fire (OH)
The Willoughby Fire Department reported arriving on scene within three minutes and soon after finding a person inside the residence. They were taken out and transported to University Hospitals Lake West Hospital, where officials confirmed they were dead. The victim’s identity has not been made public yet. Read the article………………………………
Multiple departments battle blaze at condo complex (OH)
By the time the fire was extinguished, seven units were impacted, according to the condominium office, with the displaced residents receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. No one was injured at the scene, but one person was transported to a hospital due to a medical condition, Read the article………………………..
Woman dies in Spring Garden high-rise fire; newly reinstated ladder company first on scene (PA)
A woman has died in a fire that erupted at a high-rise condo building in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden section Monday night. Several other residents have also been displaced. Read the article………………………………..
4 Firefighters Hospitalized After 4-Alarm Blaze At Condominiums In Westchester (NY)
Afour-alarm blaze at a condominium complex in Westchester resulted in four firefighters and one civilian being sent to a nearby hospital, fire officials said. Read the article…………………………….
Man hospitalized following fire at Lake View East condo building: CFD (IL)
One man was hospitalized after a unit in a Lake View East condo building caught fire Friday morning, according to CFD. Firefighters responded to a still and box alarm fire at 3033 North Sheridan Road around 9:30 a.m. Read the article………………………
2 Firefighters Injured In White Plains Condo Blaze (NY)
Two firefighters were sent to the hospital after battling a three-alarm fire in White Plains Thursday. The blaze at Chateau Condominiums on North Broadway impacted nine apartments, Read the article……………………………
Sunset Park Fire Sale Fails, Leaving Condo Owners and and Tenants Empty-Handed (NY)
A hoped-for auction failed last week for a charred husk of a Brooklyn building, in the latest misfortune for former residents scattered to the winds while still paying mortgages and taxes. Read the article……………………………
OCFA Firefighters Put Out Flames in Lake Forest Condo (CA)
Two people were taken to a hospital from a fire in a second-story unit of a Lake Forest condominium unit, authorities said Monday. Read the article………………………………
Condo Tower Fire Is Reminder Of Lack Of Sprinklers In Older Buildings (HI)
There were no sprinklers when a fire broke out Thursday, shooting flames and black smoke from the 14th floor of a condo tower in Ala Moana, but the residents knew what to do. Recently installed fire alarms and a public address system called on them to evacuate, and so they did. Read the article………………………….
Homes Destroyed In 3-Alarm Fire At Aberdeen Condo Complex Thursday (NJ)
Two units were completely destroyed by the fire, and the fire spread to four condos total. Multiple families have been displaced by the fire. The American Red Cross, along with Aberdeen Twp. and Monmouth County OEM, are assisting with finding temporary housing for the victims. Read the article………………………………..
7 Investigates: Displaced residents still unable to return home nearly three years after fire in Cambridge condo complex (MA)
Nineteen families lost their homes when a fire tore through a Cambridge condo complex in 2021. Nearly three years later, they still can’t return home even though they’re still paying monthly condo fees. Read the article…………………………….
For West Des Moines condo owners, fire was only the beginning of their troubles (IA)
They fled the fire a year ago in the middle of the night with kids, dogs and plastic bags that held a few belongings. One elderly woman in a wheelchair had to be hoisted out of her condo from the patio. Nearly all of the 20 residents in the building were relocated to hotels, then […]
Colorado woman without renters insurance loses everything in condo fire
A woman in Aurora says her life was changed in an instant when the condo she was renting caught on fire. It serves as a reminder to invest in renters insurance. While most property companies require it, this is a lesson in how valuable it can be. Read the article………………………………
Fire in Rogers Park neighborhood guts condo unit (AK)
A fire that broke out in a Rogers Park condominium unit left one unit uninhabitable on Friday evening. AFD is reporting the fire was contained to the unit of origin and other adjacent units are not in danger of igniting. Read the article……………………………….
Early morning West Fargo fire rips through multi-unit condo (ND)
A West Fargo fire displaced several residents after it ripped through a condo building. A spokesperson with the City of West Fargo says they fire began at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at 237 12th ½ Avenue East. Crews arrived to large flames and smoke pouring from the roof of the building. A ladder truck […]
Canyon fire re-ignites community action (CA)
In the aftermath of the three-alarm fire that suddenly broke out in Canyon last month, awakening residents – most of whom evacuated immediately to Pinehurst Road and beyond – the community is now coming together to hone battle plans for what may come. Read the article………………………………
Three-alarm blaze causes significant damage at a South Jersey condo complex
A fire on Thursday night at a condominium complex here went to three alarms and caused “significant damage” to some upper floor units before being contained, according to the Voorhees Township Fire Department. Read the article……………………………….
Renegade blaze destroys condos, acreage (TN)
Chris Cox, assistant Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, said Wednesday night the fire would continue to burn for several days within the contained area. No injuries were reported, but the Chronicle learned at least one family lost their year-round home when their condo was destroyed in the blaze. The fire consumed two buildings the housed […]
‘I just want to go home’: West Des Moines condo residents gather one year after fire displaces families (IA)
Residents who used to live in Stoneridge Condominiums gathered Thursday night for a vigil to mark one year since a fire destroyed several units in the complex and displaced dozens of people. The fire happened on Nov. 15, 2022. Read the article………………………………
‘It’s torture by a thousand cuts’ | Residents still search for answers one year after Potomac Oaks Condominiums explosion (MD)
On November 16, 2022, a 36-year-old man reportedly took his own life setting off a chain of events that caused an explosion at the Potomac Oaks Condominiums. The explosion left 14 people injured but only the 36-year-old man was killed. Montgomery County Department of Police Chief Marcus Jones said in 2022 that investigators have no […]
Roofs Collapse as Fire Engulfs Piscataway Condos: Residents Displaced (NJ)
Smoke detector alarms still sounded Monday morning hours after firefighters extinguished a massive blaze that tore through two Piscataway condominium buildings late Sunday night. Read the article…………………………..
Rustic Ridge hydrant system not enough to fight fully engulfed house fire, Plum fire chief says (PA)
The fire hydrant system in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum, where a house explosion killed six people in August, is not adequate for fighting a single fully engulfed house fire, according to a borough fire chief who was on the scene that day. Read the article……………………………….
One year later: Condo residents wait for answers, accountability from the city and fire department
A small apartment fire on Oct. 3, 2022, could have had a routine emergency response. But for many residents of the 1200 Riverside Drive Condos, that fire—and the response by the Reno Fire Department—upturned their lives, forced them to move and has them on the hook for thousands of dollars in damages. Read the article………………………………..
Water gushed for 72 minutes after Reno high-rise fire was put out. What went wrong? (NV)
After a kitchen fire was put out last year on the top floor of a downtown Reno high-rise, water continued to pour from a hallway sprinkler. It took 49 minutes from the time the sprinkler triggered an alarm until the Reno Fire Department arrived at 1200 Riverside Drive and knocked down the fire on the […]
Multiple families displaced after several Antioch condos damaged in fire (TN)
Multiple families were displaced after a fire that began in two garages spread and damaged multiple condos near Priest Lake on Tuesday, according to the Nashville Fire Department. Officials said heavy fire began in two garages before spreading into one of the condos, that’s when a second alarm was called to the scene. Read the […]
Two animals killed, one person rescued in fire at condominium complex in NW OKC (OK)
Firefighters evacuated the complex, and rescued one person who was reportedly trapped. Police blocked off a section of May while crews worked to put the fire out. According to OKCFD, four units were heavily damaged. Read the article……………………………….
Two-alarm fire hospitalizes two, destroys condo near Blacklick (OH)
Two people have been hospitalized after an overnight fire destroyed a far east Columbus condo early Wednesday morning. Read the article……………………………
Marco Island Fire: No injuries after explosion at Monterrey Condominiums (FL)
A Monday morning explosion at the lobby of a condominium complex in Marco Island prompted first responders’ response; they said no one was injured. Read the article………………………………
Electrical fire forces residents to evacuate condo in Northeast Miami-Dade (FL)
A condominium complex in Northeast Miami-Dade caught fire Tuesday morning causing residents to evacuate the building. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said a fire broke out inside a building at Wilshire Condominium, located off Northeast Miami Gardens Drive near 14th Avenue. Read the article…………………………..
Fire burns multiple vehicles, spreads to condo building in Winnipeg (MB)
A fire forced residents to evacuate a condo building in Winnipeg’s North River Heights neighbourhood on Thursday night after the flames spread from burning vehicles. Read the article………………………………..
4 people escape fire at townhomes in DeKalb County (GA)
Emergency crews were called to 1119 Village Mainstreet in Stone Mountain around 4:45 a.m. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy flames and began working to put it out. Officials say the fire broke out in a building comprised of four units. One of the units is occupied, and two sustained heavy fire damage. Read the article………………………………..
Residents of Centerville condos had 6th fire in 10 years this past weekend (UT)
Almost a year ago to the day, a fire broke out in her building, which is across from the building that burned on Sunday night. In fact, she said this weekend’s fire is the third in the last three years. Another neighbor, who declined to be interviewed on camera, reported six fires since she moved […]
Emergency crews respond to fire at Charleston condominium (SC)
The fire impacted five units with three being by water damage, according to Julazadeh. Six people were inside the units when the fire started and one person was taken to a hospital, Julazadeh said. The fire department believed that she had lost one animal. Read the article……………………………
Approximately 25 people displaced after condo fire in Centerville (UT)
Approximately 25 people were displaced by a fire that damaged 10 units at a Centerville condominium, according to officials. Read the article……………………………….
Sycamore Township condo complex fire causes $2 million in damages (OH)
Dozens of firefighters from multiple agencies were on the scene of a condo complex fire in Sycamore Township early Wednesday morning. Watch the news report……………………………
Hardship assistance hard to come by for condo owner displaced by fire in Burien (WA)
A fire at a condominium complex in Burien is causing huge financial complications for the owner of one of the units, who has seen her housing costs more than double and still can’t move back into her badly damaged property. Read the article………………………..