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Just Passing By: Hackensack Firefighters Help Douse Ridgefield Park Candle Factory Blaze Just Passing By: Hackensack Firefighters Help Douse Ridgefield Park Candle Factory Blaze
Just Passing By: Hackensack Firefighters Help Douse Ridgefield Park Candle Factory Blaze UPDATE: Firefighters doused a Wednesday afternoon blaze that damaged solar panels and a portion of the roof of a Ridgefield Park candle factory. Flames and smoke brought not only village firefighters but also their colleagues from Hackensack, who were passing by following a call on Route 80 and could see the roof of Star Candle Company on Industrial Avenue from the highway shortly after 12:30 p.m. The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported. Hackensack firefighters used dry-chemical extinguishers to hold the flames in check until their village colleagues arrived. The fire we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Candle Factory Damaged In Fire Bergen County Candle Factory Damaged In Fire
Bergen County Candle Factory Damaged In Fire A fire at Ridgefield Park's Star Candle Company on Industrial Avenue broke out at approximately 2 a.m. Monday. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm fire, which was under control by firefighters by 3:30 a.m., Ridgefield Park Fire Chief Jim Vandertulip told Daily Voice. Most of the damage was to debris in the rear and to the building's solar system, the chief said. Responding agencies included Ridgefield Park, Bogota, Little Ferry, Hackensack and Teaneck.

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by Cecilia Levine