WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP (MERCER)--Firefighters from several
area fire departments responded to a 2nd alarm fire at 51 Remington Circle
on Monday May 19, 2008. Shortly after the fire was declared under control
the FAST Team went into operation and rescued a collapsed firefighter and
transferred him to EMS using a stokes basket. No further information was
available at time of posting these photos check back for updates.
WEST WINDSOR — A firefighter from East Windsor and West Windsor’s
emergency services director received medical treatment for injuries
sustained in a fire that seriously damaged a West Windsor home off of
Southfield Road Monday evening, police said.
Emergency Services Director Jim Yates and the fireman, Christopher
Hoffman, were taken to the University Medical Center at Princeton for
treatment of minor injuries sustained in the fast-moving fire, which
destroyed a garage and two floors of the home, located on Remington
Circle in the northeast part of the township.
Damaged ceiling materials fell on Mr. Yates, causing his injuries,
and Mr. Hoffman suffered from smoke inhalation, according to emergency
personnel.
While the actual cause of the fire is under investigation by West
Windsor police and personnel from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s office,
police said they believe the fire began in the three-car garage about 5
p.m.
Richard and Nataliya Dashevsky are the homeowners, police said.
Two children, their grandparents, and a tutor were home at the time
the fire started and contacted emergency personnel after observing smoke
and smelling a burned odor emanating from the garage, Lt. Carl Walsh
said.
”Apparently the grandfather singed his hair and knuckles when he
opened the garage door, but refused medical attention at the scene,” Lt.
Walsh said.
Firefighters from East Windsor, Hightstown, Plainsboro, Nottingham,
Lawrence, Enterprise Fire Co., Robbinsville, and West Windsor all
assisted with the blaze, which had spread from the garage into the upper
floors of the house.
Besides damage sustained by the structure, two vehicles are believed
to have been destroyed in the flames, police said.
Fireman hurt as two-alarm blaze ravages West Windsor
home
by Alex Zdan and Michael Ratcliffe/The Times
Monday May 19, 2008, 8:25 PM
WEST WINDSOR -- One firefighter was injured Monday while
battling a fast-moving, two-alarm blaze that badly damaged a
large house in a development off Southfield Road near the
Plainsboro border.
The cause of the fire on Remington Circle remains under
investigation at this time by township and county fire
marshals and a detective from the Mercer County Prosecutor's
Office.
Public records show that the home and its 1.16-acre lot
were assessed by the township last year at $591,800 and that
the property was purchased in 1997 by Roger and Nataliya
Dashevsky. However, authorities could not immediately
confirm ownership information.
Fire officials at the scene said a tutor and two children
were at home when the blaze broke out about 5 p.m. They were
able to escape to safety and were unharmed.
The home's attached three-car garage was engulfed in
flames and thick, black smoke was billowing over the
development when firefighters arrived, West Windsor Fire Co.
Deputy Chief Richard Glover said.
The afternoon's "swirling winds" stoked the fire and
complicated firefighting efforts, he said.
Despite
firefighters' best efforts, he said, the flames spread to
the second floor of the house and up into the attic.
Witnesses said flames burned through the roof in one area
and shot skyward.
It took firefighters from West Windsor, East Windsor,
Plainsboro, Hightstown, Lawrence and Hamilton about an hour
to bring the blaze under control.
One firefighter, whose name was not released, was injured
when part of the ceiling in the first floor foyer fell on
him, Glover said.
The firefighter was rescued from the building and
transported by ambulance to University Medical Center at
Princeton for treatment. Glover said the man's injuries were
not considered serious.
Two cars were destroyed along with the garage, while the
rest of the home sustained extensive damage.
Charred and melted, a plastic children's play "castle"
located in the back yard about 50 feet from house testified
to the fire's ferocity.
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