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UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Destroys Building Housing Longtime Pickle King Business In Paterson UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Destroys Building Housing Longtime Pickle King Business In Paterson
Update: Ferocious Fire Destroys Building Housing Longtime Pickle King Business In Paterson A ferocious, fast-moving fire early Saturday destroyed a Paterson building that housed a 65-year-old pickle company. The blaze broke out in the single-story Pickle King plant on Ellison Street at Straight Street around 6 a.m. March 25, several hours after the last employees working on Friday had left, city authorities said. It went to two alarms within minutes, then hit three bells shortly before 7 a.m., as flames blew through the roof and it eventually collapsed. A firefighter was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after falling off a ladder and injuring his hand, responders…

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Raging Fire Consumes Paterson Warehouse, Threatens Neighboring Buildings Raging Fire Consumes Paterson Warehouse, Threatens Neighboring Buildings
Raging Fire Consumes Paterson Warehouse, Threatens Neighboring Buildings Several dozen firefighters doused a roaring pre-dawn fire in Paterson on Sunday that destroyed a warehouse owned by one of the Silk City's oldest businesses while threatening neighboring buildings. Flames shooting through the roof met firefighters when they arrived at the Levine Industries warehouse on Florida Avenue near East Railway Avenue shortly after 4:30 a.m. The roof eventually collapsed as they worked to drown the fire from various angles, keeping it contained. The two-alarm blaze -- which went to two alarms for manpower -- was declared under control a little over an hour later. …

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by Jerry DeMarco