Jersey City fire kills 6 puppies
Monday, June 16, 2008

A litter of six puppies perished in a one-alarm fire in a Jersey City home yesterday morning, fire officials said.

The Jersey City Fire Department responded to the fire in a two-story frame building on Spruce Street near Liberty Avenue just after midnight, Fire Director Armando Roman said.

The litter of pups appear to have died from smoke inhalation, reports said.

The fire was brought under control at 12:24 a.m. and caused moderate damage to the property, Roman said.

There were no reports of any other victims and no one was displaced, he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

CHARLES HACK

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Blaze leaves 2 families homeless

Monday, June 16, 2008

Father's Day went up in smoke for two Jersey City families yesterday as a fire ripped through a two-family house along Kennedy Boulevard and a firefighter injured his shoulder, officials said.

Four adults and four children had to be relocated from 2193 Kennedy Blvd. No one was hurt, said Fire Director Armando Roman.

But firefighter Thomas Rehill, of Ladder Company 8, was treated at the Jersey City Medical Center for a shoulder injury after he fell while fighting the one-alarm blaze, Roman said.

Responding to the wood-frame house at 5:26 p.m., firefighters found heavy smoke toward the rear of the building on the first floor, Roman said.

The house sustained heavy damage because the fire climbed up the staircase to the second floor and up to the cockloft, Roman said.

Fifty firefighters responded to the blaze that was brought under control at 6:23 p.m., he said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Roman said.

CHARLES HACK