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Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced
Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced Bystanders stepped up to help a family trapped on a fire escape as a fire tore through their West New York building, ultimately displacing 40 other families on Thursday, Dec. 1. ALSO SEE: Fire Tears Through Union City Salvation Army Donation Center The footage shared by News12 New Jersey appears to show the owners of the bodega on Madison Street using their own ladder to help three children and a dad stuck on a jammed fire escape as flames ripped through the building around 5 p.m. Twenty-five families in the Madison Street building were displaced while 16 others on the adjacent 55 Street …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For 2 Families Displaced In Wallington Fire Community Rallies For 2 Families Displaced In Wallington Fire
Community Rallies For 2 Families Displaced In Wallington Fire Several GoFundMe accounts are in place to aid Wallington families displaced by a fire early this week. One campaign for the tenants -- Olga, her husband Rafal and their 6-year-old son Borys -- had raised more than $8,000 as of Thursday afternoon. The other had raised $2,800 for the homeowners, one of which was transported to the hospital along with a firefighter with burns. "My partner spent the last couple months renovating," said homeowner Ewa Szydlo, "so me and our baby girl can live happily and now all there is.  A Wallington family lost nearly everything in fire TuesdayGoFundMe "…

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by Cecilia Levine