Authorities seek cause of blaze in Phillipsburg that left 2 apartment houses unlivable
Updated May 11, 2021;
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The Phillipsburg Police Department, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety are investigating in search of a cause of a fire Monday evening that left attached apartment houses unlivable at 784-786 S. Main St., according to the town fire chief.
There was no immediate estimate of the cost of damage, Chief Rich Hay said in a news release. Both buildings are insured, Hay said, but he wasn’t certain if the tenants had renters policies.
A town firefighter was treated for a minor injury at St. Luke’s Hospital in town after 60 firefighters from five of the six town fire companies responded to the blaze about 7:20 p.m., Hay said. No residents were hurt, he added.
Contractors help Easton, Phillipsburg with snow removal. Bethlehem pleads for patience. (PHOTOS)
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
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This week’s snowfall, the second-biggest accumulation on record in the Lehigh Valley, is stretching plow crews to their limits.
In Easton and Phillipsburg, that has meant bringing in contractors to assist with removing the snow clogging streets and alleys.
“This is historic,” Phillipsburg Mayor Todd Tersigni said Wednesday, about 24 hours after the storm subsided. “This is the 25-year event. There was no other way.”
To hire contractors with loaders and dump trucks, Easton and Phillipsburg are competing with neighboring municipalities to bring in whatever extra help is available, Easton officials said in an update Wednesday. The city was able to hire eight contractors.