A fire at a condo complex in Naugatuck Wednesday morning has left 10 people temporarily without a home. The fire was reported around 9 a.m. in the Lantern Park Condominium Association on Lantern Park Drive where four units were rendered uninhabitable, Read the article………………………..
Mesa condo fire leaves woman burned, 13 residents displaced (AZ)
One resident was burned and more than a dozen people were forced out of their home after a Mesa condo complex went up in flames overnight. Read the article………………………..
Massive condo fire destroys four units in Pasco County (FL)
Pasco County firefighters battled a massive condo fire that destroyed four condos and left one with extensive damage Saturday night in Holiday. Read the article………………………..
Fire at Kernersville condo building displaces 7 residents, fire officials say (NC)
A chimney fire was determined to be the cause of a blaze at a condominium complex overnight that displaced seven residents, according to the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department. Read the article………………………..
Final Report Gives New Details on Investigation Into Massive Miami Gardens Condo Fire (FL)
A final report is giving new details on the investigation into a massive blaze that ripped through a Miami Gardens condominium complex in January, but concludes the cause of the fire remains undetermined. Read the article………………………..
Man dead, four children in critical condition after condo fire in Phoenix (AZ)
Fire crews were able to aggressively attack the flames while searching the condo for people. During the search, they found a man, and four children inside the condo. Read the article………………………..
Lawsuit claims “negligence” in massive Miami Gardens condo fire (FL)
Attorneys representing those who’ve been displaced say the condo association and property management were negligent, ignoring “blatant signs that could have prevented the fire.” Read the article………………………..
6 Families Displaced In Lithonia Condo Fire (GA)
Six families were displaced in a Sunday night condo fire that was caught on video, Atlanta News First reported.
These Gaithersburg Families Lost Their Homes. Three Months Later, They Don’t Know Where To Turn For Help (MD)
When his condo exploded, Marc Saint-Jour could see the smoke from his law firm’s office window. Just seconds before, he’d been on the phone with his wife. She was in their home at Potomac Oaks Condominium with their seven-month old baby, and had just called him twice: the first time, to ask him if he […]
83-year-old living out of motel after condominium fire (CO)
Dozens of families in Arapahoe County are still in limbo, wondering if and when they’ll be able to return home. This comes after a fire broke out on Feb. 1 at the Club Valencia Condominiums on Parker Road, displacing people in 86 units. Read the article………………………..
Dog credited with sounding alarm about fire at local condo complex (ID)
One adult female was at home when her dog London began barking, alerting her to smoke and an electrical smell coming from a breaker box. The resident called 9-1-1. Read the article………………………..
Dog alerts homeowner of smoke coming from condo (ID)
One adult female was at home when her dog London began barking, alerting her to smoke and an electrical smell coming from a breaker box. The resident called 9-1-1. Read the article………………………..
9 hospitalized after condo complex fire in College Hill (OH)
Crews got the call around 1:10 a.m. Tuesday for a fire alarm activation at the Hammond North Apartments on Hamilton Avenue. When they arrived, they saw heavy flames coming from a few units on the first floor. Read the article………………………..
Twin blazes at Arapahoe County condos highlight danger of lack of fire-suppression sprinklers (CO)
Donna Reis and Jon Wilkerson are among the hundreds of people displaced recently by two separate fires at an Arapahoe County condominium complex. The couple, who’ve shared the same one-bedroom residence for the past 30 years, say it’s unlikely that they’ll return. Read the article………………………..
1 Injured, Up to 11 Displaced After Fire at Middletown, Conn. Condo Complex
Crews from several fire departments responded to the complex on Russet Lane around 8:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a large body of fire at one of the buildings. Read the article………………………..
Families displaced by Peekskill condo complex fire receive financial help from Salvation Army (NY)
Eleven people went to the Salvation Army in Peekskill to get money to help them get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their homes at the Hillcrest Park Condo’s last month. Read the article………………………..
Three months, still unanswered questions for those who lived in the Potomac Oaks Condo that exploded (MD)
It’s been three months since an explosion and fire at a Gaithersburg condo complex. Fourteen people were hurt and Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified a body pulled from the explosion rubble as 36-year-old Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon. His manner of death was ruled a suicide, and the cause of death was determined […]
Residents escape safely, but some pets missing after condo fire (MA)
Firefighters think the blaze began near the roof, and said working smoke detectors alerted residents to evacuate. Condo owners fear the building will eventually be a total loss with the amount of water needed on the roof to put out the fire. Read the article………………………..
Monticello condo a total loss after overnight fire, no injuries reported (MN)
Deputies then arrived at a multi-unit complex of condo-style homes in the 100 block of Riverview Drive and determined the residents of unit where the fire started were all outside. Read the article………………………..
Streamwood condo building catches fire, units inhabitable (IL)
A condo building caught fire leaving severe damage to many units in Streamwood early Monday morning. According to the Streamwood Fire Department, upon arrival firefighters found fire and smoke omitting from the back of the second floor of a multi-unit condo building Read the article………………………..
Bismarck Fire Department responds to early-morning condo fire (ND)
According to a report from the BFD, at approximately 3:40 a.m, the Central Dakota Communications Center received a report of a fire in a condominium in the 100 block of Bismarck’s Riverside Park Road. As they arrived on the scene, Bismarck fire crews found a smoldering fire Read the article………………………..
One dead, dozens homeless after fire destroys condo building (OH)
One person died and two others were injured in a pre-dawn fire that destroyed a building at the Hidden Cedars Condominiums complex in southeast Springfield Township, injuring at least one resident, a township fire commander said. Read the article………………………..
Multiple fires erupt at condominium tower in Cherry Hill (PA)
Several fire crews battled a blaze as flames erupted from the balconies of a condominium tower in Cherry Hill Saturday morning. Officials say multiple exterior balconies caught fire at the Mark 70 Condominiums due to “improperly discarded smoking materials.” Read the article………………………..
Condo Column: The hidden danger (NH)
A recent item came to my attention that I thought I might share with you. E-bikes and escooters are becoming more and more common. If you haven’t yet seen one in your condominium association you likely will soon. They can save a lot of environmental wear and tear, are faster than walking to work, and […]
Community Collects Donations for Hundreds Displaced by Miami Gardens Condo Fire (FL)
The Miami Gardens community is coming together to help the hundreds of people who lost just about everything in a massive condo building fire last month. The non-partisan organization Faith In Florida partnered with churches, the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Gardens community and other leaders to collect items and donations for those who lived at […]
Aiea condo fire (HI)
Viewers sent in dramatic video shot from the highway showing an end unit on the 29th floor up in flames. The heat from the flames melted guardrails on lanais and burst out windows in neighboring units. Read the article………………………..
Frustration mounts for residents of burned Miami Gardens condo complex (FL)
More than a week after a massive fire at a Miami Gardens condo complex forced hundreds of residents out of their homes, many of them voiced frustration Monday amid word that the property manager was handing out documents for those eligible for financial assistance. Read the article………………………..
1 person injured from fire at Raleigh apartment complex (NC)
One person was injured in the fire. The condition of this person is not known at this time. Fifteen people have been displaced. The fire was put out just before 2:45 a.m., and the damage to the building was extensive. Read the article………………………..
Families displaced following condo fire in Annandale (VA)
An entire condominium building is in the dark following a three-alarm fire in Annandale, VA. Read the article………………………..
1 killed in Palatine condo fire, officials say (IL)
One person was killed in a north suburban condo fire on Saturday morning, officials said. The initial fire crews tried to rescue someone from the second floor window, while other crews worked on extinguishing the fire. Read the article………………………..
Thailand: Raging fire at Pattaya condo sends hundreds evacuating
Over 200 residents of the Amazon Residence Condominium were evacuated, and at least five people were injured. Read the article………………………..
Miami Gardens residents displaced by apartment fire turn to courts for relief (FL)
On Thursday, unit owners from the New World Condo Complex turned to the courts for help, wanting someone new to run the place. “The court will grant the emergency motion to appoint a receiver,” announced Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Carlos Lopez during an emergency hearing. Read the article………………………..
Two-story condo building in Canyon Country catches fire (CA)
A two-story condo building in Canyon Country caught fire on Thursday evening, causing significant damage to two units and sending at least one person to the hospital, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials and reports from the scene. Read the article………………………..
Sun City condo fire leaves woman dead, firefighters say (AZ)
A woman is dead and a duplex is destroyed after an early morning fire broke out in Sun City, firefighters from numerous agencies said Friday. Read the article………………………..
2 injured in Warminster, Bucks County fire (PA)
An Action News viewer recorded the arrival of fire trucks as smoke billowed from the condo complex. The fire damaged several units at the Saxony Manor Condominiums and two people had to be hospitalized. Read the article………………………..
Cortlandt fire victims say ‘shoddy work’ being done on their condos (CT)
Emotions ran high at a public meeting in Cortlandt where fire victims expressed concerns over “shoddy work” being done on their condos. More than a dozen condo owners aired their grievance at the public meeting at Cortlandt Town Hall. Read the article………………………..
Two people sustain minor injuries at Club Valencia condo fire (CO)
South Metro Fire Rescue crews rescued at least one person from a condo fire that displaced residents from 86 units in Arapahoe County Wednesday morning. Read the article………………………..
Crews responding to Freemansburg condo complex fire (PA)
Crews were dispatched Tuesday morning to a fire that broke out in a Freemansburg Borough condominium and townhome complex. Read the article………………………..
Community comes together to help families who lost everything in condo fire (FL)
Help is coming to the families that have been displaced after they lost everything in a huge condo building fire on Saturday. The assistance is coming to a Red Cross shelter in Miami Gardens from nonprofits, individuals and some pretty big companies. Read the article………………………..
After Miami Gardens condo fire, nearby resident fears ‘incompetence’ could also doom him, neighbors
A resident living in a building near the Miami Gardens condominium that caught fire Saturday morning, displacing dozens of residents, says he fears his building could meet the same fate. That’s because he said his condominium complex, the New World Condominiums III, has the same property manager as the nearby Northwest 177th Street condo building […]
Family safe after escaping condo fire in Maumee early Tuesday (OH)
Three kids and two adults were inside the condo when flames broke out. They were able to make it out safely. Lt. Andrew Sauder of STFD told WTOL 11 eight people in total, including a neighboring condo, were affected by water and smoke from the fire. Read the article………………………..
Montrose fire victims waiting to move back into condos 19 months later (NJ)
A group of condo owners is living in limbo as they wait for construction on their condos to be completed. A fire in August 2021 burned 12 condo units at Coachlight Square Condominiums in Montrose. Read the article………………………..
Residents hear news from property manager days after Miami Gardens condo fire displaces nearly 200 (FL)
Days after a fire emergency erupted in Miami Gardens that displaced nearly 200 people, tensions flared at the Betty T. Ferguson Community Center after those displaced residents gathered for a meeting with the property’s manager. Read the article……………………….. Additional article…………………………….
Nearly 200 displaced after fire destroys ‘approximately half’ of Miami Gardens apartment building (FL)
A fire emergency erupted in Miami Gardens as massive flames engulfed dozens of units at an apartment building, leaving nearly 200 people displaced. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at the New World Condominium Read the article………………………..
Man accused of torching Longwood condo for ‘revenge’ on HOA owed $29K in dues dispute, records show (FL)
A Seminole County man accused of burning down his condo as “revenge” against his homeowners’ association owed nearly $29,000 in unpaid dues and other costs to the HOA, court records show. Read the article………………………..
Langley condo owners frustrated as repairs remain unfinished years after 2020 fire (BC)
It’s been a frustrating two and a half years for dozens of condo owners in Langley who remain in limbo after a massive fire destroyed their 49-unit building. In July of 2020, flames tore through the upper floors of the complex at 56 Avenue and 198 Street, and the building is still uninhabitable. Read the […]
Fire, insurance put owners in tough spot
Q: We live in a townhouse. The unit attached to ours had a major fire. The fire also caused considerable damage to our home. We have been in temporary housing for the past 17 months waiting for our home to be restored. We have depleted our insurance allotment through our insurance company. Read the Q&A……………………………….
Condo where fatal fire happened didn’t have sprinklers, alarms didn’t sound (HI)
Gardner said they heard an alarm 20 minutes after seeing the fire, causing a crucial delay for evacuating residents, especially those living on higher floors. Fire officials said the apartment complex did not have fire sprinklers because it was one of about 300 highrises built before the 1975 city ordinance requiring high-rise buildings to install […]
Aiea condo fire leaves one dead, neighbors flee massive flames and smoke (HI)
A 77-year-old man died in a high rise condo fire. The flames, shooting out from the 29th floor, were seen from the freeway below and miles away. Two dogs also perished in the blaze. Read the article………………………..
Two-Alarm Fire in Coral Springs Destroys Several Condo Units; No Injuries (FL)
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a six-unit townhouse condominium development on fire with heavy smoke and flames shooting through the roof of the building. Read the article………………………..