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Two Trapped, Killed In Fierce NJ Apartment Fire Two Trapped, Killed In Fierce NJ Apartment Fire
Two Trapped, Killed In Fierce NJ Apartment Fire Two people were killed in a ferocious garden apartment fire in Passaic on Sunday. The fire apparently broke out on the first floor in back of the two-story Spruce Street building and instantly spread to the second floor and a cockloft -- trapping the victims -- shortly before 9:30 a.m. March 3. A vehicle just outside the brick structure also caught fire. A battalion chief reported heavy fire and smoke right from the get-go. The adult victims' bodies were found soon after, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. They were pronounced dead at the scene. 16 Spruce Street, Passaic Damien …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building
New Year's Fire Consumes Multi-Family Paterson Building A vicious New Year's fire blew through the roof of a Paterson apartment building. A firefighter was brought to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a minor injury sustained in Sunday's 10 a.m. blaze on Harrison Street. The damage was nonetheless extensive, displacing dozens of residents -- while forcing others out temporarily -- in a tightly packed cluster of homes between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Carroll Street. 🚨 BREAKING VIDEO: LARGE FIRE IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY pic.twitter.com/cPLVj36OvO — Breaking News Video (@BreakingVideoHQ) January 1, 2023 A second alarm was called on a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Try To ID Occupant Killed In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In Woodland Park Authorities Try To ID Occupant Killed In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In Woodland Park
Authorities Try To ID Occupant Killed In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In Woodland Park A stolen car slammed head-on into a tree and burst into flames in Woodland Park before dawn Tuesday, killing an as-yet unidentified occupant, authorities said. Members of West Paterson Fire Department doused the blaze and extricated the deceased victim after the 2012 Ford Mustang crashed on McBride Avenue near Hughes Place around 5:30 a.m., Acting Police Chief John Uzzalino said. "It was a bad scene," Mayor Keith Kazmark said. The first responder at the scene, Borough Police Officer Derrick Morrison, found the blazing Mustang and a witness who said there was someone inside, Uzzalino said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco