Friday, January 25, 2013
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
A small house fire on Fairmount Avenue in Chatham Township was quickly brought under control by local departments Thursday night, and no injuries were reported from the scene. Township Fire Chief Jim Pignatello, Jr. said the department received the call at 8:06 p.m. He said it took only one hose line to bring the fire under control, "despite freezing temperatures." Lt. Steven Hennelly said two township officers, Michael Bloom and Michael Sawyer, were the first to arrive at the scene and were able to put most of the fire out using the extinguishers carried in their patrol cars. The Chatham Township Fire Department, Green Village Fire Department, Chatham Borough Fire Department and Chatham Emergency Squad all responded to the scene of the …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Police say the fire started near a gas-converted fireplace.
Chatham Borough Police said there was one injury in a house fire that started at approximately midnight Tuesday morning. According to police and Mayor Nelson Vaughan, the fire started in a gas-converted fireplace. Police Chief Philip J. Crosson said the fireplace had been running for two days straight, as the home lost power during the October snowfall. "The area around the fireplace became overheated," Crosson said, and the mantle caught on fire. Only one resident was home at the time, police said. The resident tried used a sweater to try to put the flames out until the sweater caught on fire, and then tried to stomp out the flames resulting in burns to his feet, according to police. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, …
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19 Vincent St, Chatham, NJ
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Two residents and pets escaped fire, which has been deemed accidental.
Two residents and the family pets escaped injury from an accidential electrical fire at a residence on Dunbar Street Thursday morning. The fire, which broke out shortly after 8 a.m., "appears electrical and accidental," according to Borough Fire Chief Peter Glogolich. According to the Chatham Police Department, when fire and police officials arrived at the scene there were visible flames and smoke. Police said a smoke detector alerted the residents to the fire. A smoke detector alerted the residents to the fire. Homeowner Margaret Black discovered the fire in a bedroom on the second floor. "I walked into the guest room and saw flames behind the bed," Black said. She and her husband, Doug, evacuated the house safely, along with the family's…
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Chatham Township Fire Department officials say damage was 'minimal.'
A small fire broke out in a Chatham Township home after lightning struck the roof Thursday morning. Daniel Roebuck, a lieutenant with the Chatham Township Fire Department, said lightning struck the roof at 2 Geoffrey Ct. at approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The lightning strike caused a small fire, Roebuck said. The fire was extinguished by 11:50 a.m. "It was a pretty small fire, about 1-foot square, and it was all limited to that corner of the roof," Roebuck said. Damage was "minimal," according to Roebuck, consisting mostly of a hole in the roof where the fire was. Firefighters were patching the hole by noon. Roebuck said the residents, who were not home at the time, will be able to occupy the house without delay. The Chatham Township …
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2 Geoffrey Ct, Chatham, NJ
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Several area towns were without power as a thunderstorm hit Friday evening.
Chatham Borough Fire Chief Peter Glogolich said a Hillside Avenue home suffered an outage of one breaker after it was struck by lightning Friday evening. A neighbor facing the rear of the 112 Hillside Ave. home reported the lightning strike to officials. Glogolich and the borough's Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Nauta said a small fire may have broken out, but the heavy rain apparently put it out before officials arrived on the scene. "It's singed and there's soot back there, but it's not hot," Glogolich said. The damage appears limited to two spots on the roof near the rear of the house. Glogolich found a shingle, visibly missing from the roof, on a pathway leading to the home's backyard. Glogolich said the residents of the home …
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112 Hillside Ave, Chatham, NJ
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Multiple agencies battled Meyersville Road residential blaze on Saturday.
A burning candle that was left unattended in a bedroom is believed to be the possible cause of a house fire on Meyersville Road Saturday, Chatham Township Police said Monday. As first reported by Patch on Saturday, fire departments from Chatham Borough, Green Village, Summit, New Providence and Berkeley Heights, along with the Chatham Emergency Squad and the Colonial Crossroads chapter of the American Red Cross, also responded to the fire, according to police. When the first Chatham Township Police officer arrived, he could see a smoke-filled room on the second floor of the residence, police said. Sgt. Daniel Papa and Officers Michael Bloom and Michael Sawyer entered the home in an effort to extinguish the fire on two separate occasions, …
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202 Meyersville Rd, Chatham, NJ
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Julia G
8:52 am on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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