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Six Firefighters Hospitalized In Hoboken Blaze Amid Scorching Temps (PHOTOS) Six Firefighters Hospitalized In Hoboken Blaze Amid Scorching Temps (PHOTOS)
Six Firefighters Hospitalized In Hoboken Blaze Amid Scorching Temps (Photos) Six firefighters were hospitalized while knocking down a Hoboken fire as temperatures neared 100 degrees this weekend. The blaze at 219 Washington St. broke out just before 3:15 p.m. Saturday, July 23. Jersey City firefighters assisted in ventilating the building. Four firefighters were hospitalized for heat exhaustion while two suffered minor injuries, fire officials said. All were released by 1 a.m. Sunday, July 24. Washington Street was closed from 2nd to 4th streets. The @HobokenFire Dept, under command of BC Fini worked fast to knock down a working fire at 219 Washington St in @C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say
Man Critical After Setting Himself On Fire In Atlantic City, Police Say A man who set himself on fire overnight in Atlantic City was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 24-year-old Somers Point man was found with severe burns by police on the 2000 block of Atlantic Avenue around midnight, police said. An attendant from the gas station used a fire extinguisher to put the flames out. The man was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division with serious, life-threatening injuries. An investigation revealed that the man doused himself with rubbing alcohol before using a lighter to set himself on fire, pol…

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by Cecilia Levine