Birthday Party Fire Claims 5th Victim: NY Infant, EMT’s Daughter, Teen, Grandma Dead In Lebanon
A fifth person has died following a house fire that tore through a Lebanon home during a birthday celebration on Sunday, Sept. 28, officials confirmed.
The Lebanon County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as:
Amarri Morris Rodriguez, 1, of Brooklyn, NY.
Veyda Pereyra, 4, of Lebanon.
Jaeden Nunez, 17, of Lebanon.
Josefina Estevez, 73, of Lebanon.
Tailing “Tati” Nunez, 23, of Lebanon.
Ten people were inside the home on the 800 block of Church Street when flames erupted around 8:40 a.m., Mayor Sherry Capello said. Several had gathered for a birthday party.
Firefighters arrived within t…
2 Firefighters Injured, Cat Rescued From West Milford Blaze: Officials
Two firefighters were injured battling a house fire in West Milford on Saturday, Aug. 16, officials said.
West Milford fire crews responded to a reported structure fire on Otterhole Road just before 10 a.m., where responders were met by heavy fire and smoke on the front of the home, the fire department said.
Fire crews from Butler, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Riverdale, and Pompton Lakes joined West Milford at the scene, officials said. Firefighters first went inside the home to fight the flames, but heavy smoke and intense heat forced them back outside, where they continued battling the fire, a…
