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Mother, Son Seriously Injured Escaping Cliffside Park Fire: Report
A woman and man were hospitalized with severe burns after escaping a fire that broke out in their Cliffside Park home on Monday night, Dec. 16, ABC7 reports.
The fire broke out around 6:21 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, inside a home on Lawton Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Police, firefighters, and mutual aid crews from surrounding areas rushed to the scene.
First responders found two residents, a 58-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, outside the burning home with serious injuries, Musella said. Both were able to escape before crews arrived. ABC7 identified the pair …
Be Sure Your Fireplace, Chimney Furnace Are Safe, North Jersey Expert Warns
If you still haven’t gotten your fireplace or chimney furnace checked this season, be sure you do sooner rather than later, local professional Douglas Lee urged.
Lee, of American Chimney Service, reminds homeowners to have their chimneys inspected and cleaned roughly once a year – or about every 80 burns – to avoid the build-up of creosote, a byproduct of burning wood that could cause a house fire.
Even more importantly, he urges them to have their chimney furnaces checked annually.
“Some homes don’t have a fireplace,” said Lee, a single dad from Fair Lawn. “But every home has a chimney t…
