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Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home
Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home A smoky house fire in Passaic went to four alarms the day after Christmas. No injuries were immediately reported in the blaze, which ignited in a Van Buren Street home near Central Avenue around 11 a.m., Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. "All tenants are reported to be out and safe," the mayor said around noon. "Nobody appears to be in the building." Firefighters were quickly removed after a partial ceiling collapse, Lora said. They had two ladder trucks and multiple hand lines in operation. Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Although smoke met them at the scene, the fire may have b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Vacant Building Blaze On Frequently Struck Paterson Street Firefighters Battle Vacant Building Blaze On Frequently Struck Paterson Street
Firefighters Battle Vacant Building Blaze On Frequently Struck Paterson Street A Paterson street that's had more than its share of late-night fires in multi-family houses had another last night. Flames began quickly spreading on the second floor of a vacant 2½-story building on Lafayette Street just off Rosa Parks Boulevard shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, responders said. It quickly extended to the third floor and forced firefighters into an exterior attic while threatening a twin home next door. Fire officials asked NJ TRANSIT to temporarily close the elevated railway above Lafayette Street. Firefighters doused hot spots past midnight. No one was found ins…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others
Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of a resident in a late-night Paterson house fire that responders said could have been much worse. Firefighters moved quickly to keep the four-alarm Lafayette Street blaze from spreading, snuffing the threat such a fire posed to the neighborhood of tightly bunched wood-frame houses barely two blocks from the Passaic River. Paterson's bravest responded to a call of a fire with people possibly trapped at 103 Lafayette Street shortly after 11 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief William Henderson said. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Pro NJ Wrestler Michael Cammett AKA 'Golden Boy' Drowns In Delaware River Pro NJ Wrestler Michael Cammett AKA 'Golden Boy' Drowns In Delaware River
Pro NJ Wrestler Michael Cammett AKA 'Golden Boy' Drowns In Delaware River The New Jersey wrestling community was mourning the loss of a 24-year-old professional grappler who drowned in the Delaware River in New York Sunday, authorities said. Crews recovered Michael Cammett's body from the water in Lumberland (Sullivan County), located near Pennsylvania, according to New York State Police. The North Arlington (Bergen County) native went to the river with friends using a pair of inflatable rafts tethered together around 3 p.m., authorities said. Cammett jumped in the water but did not resurface. An investigation was ongoing. No further information was released. …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
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
Police & Fire
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Fire gutted two Clifton homes and damaged another, injuring a firefighter and displacing at least nine people, responders said. The injury wasn’t considered life-threatening, they said. The blaze broke out in the basement of an East 2nd Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. It spread to a car in a driveway that exploded, spreading the flames to a second home. The fire on 2nd Street in Clifton quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the buildings.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Eight Firefighters Hospitalized In Passaic Blaze Eight Firefighters Hospitalized In Passaic Blaze
Eight Firefighters Hospitalized In Passaic Blaze Eight firefighters were hospitalized with heat exhaustion Monday after rescuing 20 or so residents – several of whom were trapped – during a roaring Monday afternoon blaze that ravaged two homes and damaged others in Passaic. Seven of the firefighters are from the city and the eighth is from Wallington, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening, he said. Firefighters rescued five people from two of the Passaic Street homes and got 15 out of another after the blaze broke out around 2 p.m. at 74 Passaic Street, the mayor said. Flames raced th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Passaic Florist Stops To Gift Bouquet To Bride, Groom Getting Married On Front Steps Passaic Florist Stops To Gift Bouquet To Bride, Groom Getting Married On Front Steps
Passaic Florist Stops To Gift Bouquet To Bride, Groom Getting Married On Front Steps Lisse Cielo was on her way home from work at her flower shop Cielo's Floral Designs when she noticed a West Paterson couple getting married on their front porch. It was a beautiful sight, she said, but something was missing: Flowers. Cielo's daughter, Brianna, who has recently been lending her mom a hand at the shop, reminded her that they just so happened to have brought home flowers from the shop that day -- something they "hardly ever do." And so, the mom and daughter rushed home and put together a stunning bouquet and boutonniere for the couple in “probably 10 minutes,” Cielo said. T…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines
Images: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines UPDATE: They feared it would happen sooner or later. Now it has -- in a way far worse than could have been imagined. Wind-whipped flames consumed the Marcal Plant in Elmwood Park Wednesday night in what quickly became the kind of fire many have long feared. The fire raged for several hours after breaking out in a warehouse around the start of the evening rush along nearby Route 80. Dozens of companies raced to help. Hundreds of smoke eaters jumped in. 500 people lost their jobs. And just when it seemed things couldn't get worse, another threat emerged.  Flames consumed the entire pl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Anthony Iudici Formerly Of Wayne, 21, Remembered For Big Heart, Love Of Animals Anthony Iudici Formerly Of Wayne, 21, Remembered For Big Heart, Love Of Animals
Anthony Iudici Formerly Of Wayne, 21, Remembered For Big Heart, Love Of Animals Anthony "Ant" N. Iudici formerly of Wayne died on Tuesday, Dec. 18. He was born in Ridgewood and lived in West Paterson and Wayne before moving to Fairfield. Anthony has worked for his father at the family business Iudici & Son Construction for the past five years. He also worked at Wayne Mazda. He will be remembered for his crazy, fun personality and his silly laugh.  "Anthony had a great sense of humor and a big heart," his obituary says. "He loved animals, having dogs, bunnies, hamsters, chicks, guinea pigs, and birds growing up. Many will remember his giant sweet tooth with …

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by Cecilia Levine