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Maywood House Fire Doused Maywood House Fire Doused
Maywood House Fire Doused Firefighters participating in a mutual aid drill in Paramus on Sunday rushed to Maywood to douse a genuine blaze. The fire had ignited in a 1½-story Cape Cod-style wood-frame home at 30 Grove Avenue -- around the corner from Maywood's fire HQ -- around 11:30 a.m. March 24.The first firefighters at the scene were met by heavy heat, smoke and flames on both floors. They had the fire under control within 90 minutes.  No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Hackensack, Paramus, Rochelle Park, Lodi, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Saddl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Frozen Hydrants Challenge Firefighters In Wanaque Basement Blaze Ignited By Lithium Battery Frozen Hydrants Challenge Firefighters In Wanaque Basement Blaze Ignited By Lithium Battery
Frozen Hydrants Challenge Firefighters In Wanaque Basement Blaze Ignited By Lithium Battery A Wanaque homeowner required EMS attention for smoke inhalation after a lithium battery ignited a fierce basement fire, authorities said. The basement on Ramapo Mountain Drive was fully involved when firefighters arrived shortly before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, they said. Frozen hydrants left the first two engines just about tapped, with the blaze extending to the first floor, when mutual aid came through, responders said. That included firefighters from Pompton Lakes, Ringwood and Bloomingdale. A Passaic County hazardous materials unit also was requested.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building
Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building Firefighters battled an overnight fire that broke out at a Fairfield building overnight. The blaze erupted just after 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at Ray Place, local police said. By the time firefighters were on scene, the fire had fully engulfed the building. Firefighters from Montclair, Pine Brook, North Caldwell, Caldwell, West Caldwell, Nutley, Cedar Grove, Lincoln Park, Wayne, and Roseland responded or provided mutual aid. The cause has not been identified.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maywood House Fire Doused Maywood House Fire Doused
Maywood House Fire Doused Residents, responders and the family cats made it out OK as Maywood 's bravest doused a house fire. The blaze ignited in the rear of the 1½-story wood-frame house at the corner of Palmer and Coolidge avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Rochelle Park's fire chief was the first on scene, immediately followed by his Maywood colleagues. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Hackensack, Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook at the scene and from Garfield, Lodi and Paramus in coverage. The fire was declared under control within a half hour. No injuries were reported to any respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements
Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements A wave of police from nearly a dozen area law enforcement agencies converged on Teaneck High School after a brawl erupted Thursday night at the end of a two-point boys basketball victory over Hackensack. A girls basketball game against both schools in Hackensack had been canceled following a fight there, which brought extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to the Dec. 14 match at Teaneck High School. At the end of the 54-52 boys game, the officers “observed several small fights erupt between groups of spectators,” Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. There was also a report that a t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Everyone OK In Overnight East Rutherford House Fire Everyone OK In Overnight East Rutherford House Fire
Everyone OK In Overnight East Rutherford House Fire Fears of a possibly trapped resident proved unfounded during an overnight house fire in East Rutherford. First-floor residents were vacating the two-family home on Rose Street near Paterson Avenue as first responders arrived at 2:35 a.m., Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. A search determined there was no one home upstairs, where the two-alarm kitchen fire originated, he said. Firefighters had the fire doused in under a half hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Carlstadt, Passaic, Rutherford and Wallington. A cause wasn't immediately disclosed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire
Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: The roof of a Clifton home collapsed during a fire on Saturday that brought arson investigators. The two-alarm blaze -- three bells for coverage -- ignited shortly before noon May 27 and quickly spread through the home on dead-ended Lynn Drive. Firefighters went defensive once the roof began collapsing, then returned to an offensive attack soon after. No injuries were reported. The two-alarm blaze -- three bells for coverage -- ignited shortly before noon May 27 and quickly spread through the Lynn Drive home.Victor Scrivens for DAILY VOICE A preliminary cause wasn't given. A …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights
Update: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights Two firefighters were injured when part of a ceiling collapsed during a fire that destroyed a vacant garden apartment Thursday morning in Hasbrouck Heights, responders said. The injuries didn't appear life-threatening, they said, after the Skyline Apartments blaze at 20 Terrace Avenue was doused shortly before 10:30 a.m. May 11. Firefighters found the bedroom and bathroom fully involved barely a half-hour earlier. Investigators were summoned to the scene given the circumstances -- however, the cause was determined to be accidental. The mutual aid responders reported to Daily Voice as of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze
Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze Firefighters doused a smoky house blaze that began in the basement of a Rutherford home. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out in the two-story, two-family house on Springfield Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9. It was knocked down and brought under control within an hour, responders at the scene said. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from East Rutherford and Wallington. A borough building official and a PSE&G crew were summoned. ****** DID WE MISS ANY? Please text Jerry DeMarco at (201) 943-2794 / or email: gerardjdemarco@gmail.com or direct message fa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire
Update: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire A 95-year-old woman and two fellow residents – 71 and 65 – were identified Saturday as the victims found dead in a Clifton house fire. Three firefighters, a Clifton police officer and a fourth resident also were injured in the blaze in a corner house on Ladwick Lane at Renaissance Drive near Van Houten Avenue in the city’s Athenia section on Nov. 18, authorities said. Firefighters found two of the deceased victims on the second floor and another in the basement after the blaze broke out in the multi-family home around 7:30 p.m. Killed were: Helen Popovich, 95; Elaine Warga, 71; Steven W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze
Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters protected nearby homes from serious damage when they snuffed a blaze that engulfed a car parked in a Fair Lawn driveway. The borough's bravest were temporarily delayed by a passing train as they headed to the Bergen Avenue home near 4th Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. They found flames consuming the vehicle. Not taking any chances, a responding assistant chief called a second alarm, summoning mutual aid for borough coverage from firefighting colleagues Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Paterson and Saddle River. Firefighters quickly doused the flames, which destroyed t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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House Fire Doused In Teaneck House Fire Doused In Teaneck
House Fire Doused In Teaneck Firefighters doused a house blaze in Teaneck. They were met by heavy flames on the first floor and in the walls of the 2½-story wood-frame home on Downing Street just off Victoria Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. The main body of the fire was knocked down within 15 minutes. It was declared under control a short time later. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Bogota, Englewood, Hackensack and Rigefield Park. No injuries were reported. Fire officials were trying to officially determine the cause.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dog Rescued In Lodi House Fire Dog Rescued In Lodi House Fire
Dog Rescued In Lodi House Fire A dog was rescued during an early Wednesday evening house fire in Lodi. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm Harrison Avenue blaze, which broke out in a second-floor room of the brick single-family home around 5:20 p.m. Firefighters had it doused within 15 minutes. Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Hasbrouck Heights, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook and Wallington. Damien Danis took the photos and contributed to this story. Everyone got out safely from the two-alarm Harrison Avenue blaze in Lodi.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (PHOTOS) Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (PHOTOS)
Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (Photos) Heavy flames from a basement garage fire extended to a Hasbrouck Heights home. The fire broke out at the Jefferson Avenue ranch-style home behind the Hasbrouck Heights football field shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. The blaze extended to the first floor, but firefighters had it knocked down in under a half-hour. The Jefferson Avenue fire in Hasbrouck Heights extended to the first floor.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The fire was knocked down in under a half-hour.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE The two-alarmer went to three bells for coverage. No injuries were reported. Seve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Residents, Cats OK In Overnight Bergen Fire Residents, Cats OK In Overnight Bergen Fire
Residents, Cats OK In Overnight Bergen Fire Residents and several cats safely fled an overnight house fire in Waldwick, responders said. The two-alarm midland blaze broke out in the attic of the Douglas Street home around midnight Sunday, March 5. Waldwick firefighters quickly doused the flames, sparing further damage. The cause wasn't immediately determined. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park and Wyckoff.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home
Update: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home A family of four was burned out of their Lodi home by a fierce, fast-moving fire. The Christopher Street blaze at the corner of Charlton Avenue instantly went to two alarms after breaking out shortly before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. The fire raced through the 2½-story wood-frame home near Route 46, forcing firefighters out before the roof collapsed. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. 50 Christopher Street, LodiRobin DeWitt Aquino 50 Christopher Street, LodiRob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Overnight Fire Severely Damages Bergen County Home Overnight Fire Severely Damages Bergen County Home
Overnight Fire Severely Damages Bergen County Home Flames blew through the roof of a Norwood home near the Rockland County border. Firefighters battled extreme cold and slippery conditions to douse the upper-floor bedroom blaze, which broke out on Broadway just off Piermont Road around 2 a.m. Sunday. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Harrington Park, Closter, Demarest, Northvale and Old Tappan. Firefighters battled extreme cold and icy conditions in the overnight Norwood blaze.Closter FD

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Investigators Examine Fort Lee House Blaze Fire Investigators Examine Fort Lee House Blaze
Fire Investigators Examine Fort Lee House Blaze Firefighters contained a Fort Lee house blaze to a front bedroom after a passing lieutenant saw smoke. Fire Lt. Phil Craddock was driving on the Route 1&9 overpass around 4:45 p.m. Monday when he spotted the smoke coming from the two-story home at 2068 Jones Road just below. Firefighters knocked the blaze down in under a half hour. No injuries were reported. The rest of the house beyond the fire room sustained smoke, water and ventilation damage. The borough Volunteer Ambulance Squad remained on standby. Borough police also responded, along with DPW workers who salted the street and t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Douse Overnight Ridgefield Park Blaze Firefighters Douse Overnight Ridgefield Park Blaze
Firefighters Douse Overnight Ridgefield Park Blaze Ridgefield Park firefighters made quick work of an overnight attic blaze. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm fire, which broke out shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday in a two-story wood-frame home on Park Avenue off the corners of Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down in under a half-hour. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Bogota, Hackensack and Teaneck.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze
Photos: Firefighters Douse Fairview Commercial Blaze Firefighters doused a Wednesday night blaze in a Fairview commercial printing building. The two-alarm fire broke out on Broad Avenue across from Sedore Avenue around 7 p.m. Borough firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames. Providing mutual aid were their colleagues from Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fort Lee, Leonia and Palisades Park and Ridgefield. Borough firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported.Werner Ennesser for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. PHOTOS by Werner R. Ennesser AND Damien Danis. At th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home
Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home Police rescued a resident from a second-floor window after a Haledon home was destroyed by what began as a pre-dawn car fire. Other occupants also got out safely in the two-alarm blaze, which broke out on John Ryle Avenue around 4 a.m., borough firefighters said. One was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, they said. “Crews made an interior push to the 2nd floor to extinguish the bulk of the fire,” the department said in a post. “Crews then spent about an hour opening up and extinguishing hidden pockets of fire.” Fire Chief Tom Bakker declar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Roaring Fire Consumes West Milford Home Roaring Fire Consumes West Milford Home
Roaring Fire Consumes West Milford Home A roaring fire consumed a West Milford home Monday night. The speed and intensity of the blaze made an initial search of the Macopin Road house impossible, responders said, adding that firefighters later learned that no one was home. Mutual aid companies from Highland Lakes, Kinnelon, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Upper Greenwood Lake and elsewhere assisted their West Milford colleagues, who requested tankers after the blaze broke out in the 2½-story Cape Cod, south of Bubbling Springs Park, just after 8:45 p.m. The fire went to four alarms a little over an hour later and then a fifth 20 or so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another A predawn fire Monday destroyed an unoccupied Passaic multi-family home, damaged another next door and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Eleven people in all were displaced, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Jackson Street home when firefighters arrived around shortly before 4 a.m. It collapsed within an hour, they said. Residents next door got out safely as the fire spread to a neighboring home. The blaze was knocked down at 4:55 a.m. and declared under control at 6:10 a.m. The cause wasn't immediately determined. A firefighter required treat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic
Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic A fire that may have begun in a trash can ravaged a Passaic home before dawn Thursday. Eight family members fled the 2½-story home on De Bell Court without injury after the three-alarm blaze broke out shortly after 3:30 a.m. Smoke and flames poured from the front and side of the house after the fire ran up the walls to the attic. Firefighters had the blaze under control in a little over an hour. Firefighters had the blaze on De Bell Court in Passaic under control in a little over an hour.James Wood Sr. Mutual aid at the scene or in coverage of the city was provided by colleagues from …

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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
UPDATE: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two UPDATE: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two
Update: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two Flames tore through several connected Paterson homes overnight Thursday, displacing 53 residents. Two civilians sustained minor injuries in the four-alarm Mill Street blaze, which destroyed a ground-floor hair salon and all of the apartments in the building where it began shortly before 2:30 a.m. One resident climbed out his second-floor apartment window before firefighters rescued him. Three surrounding residences sustained varying degrees of damage, officials said. "All of the buildings are interconnected and have common spaces for fire to travel,” Fire Chief Brian McDermott explained. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Video: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Bergen County Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Bergen County Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Ravages Bergen County Multi-Family Home An Elmwood Park multi-family home went up in flames Saturday night. Responders were met by flames and heavy smoke at the Fournier Crescent home just after 8:30 p.m. Hoarding conditions contributed to the extent of the two-alarm fire, which quickly spread to the attic, they said. One firefighter was injured, though not seriously, responders said. Two cats may have been lost. The Fournier Crescent fire quickly spread.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The main body of the fire was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. The blaze was declared under control a little over an hour after that. Mutual …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House
Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House Fire raced through a vacant Fair Lawn home late Wednesday afternoon. The blaze broke out in the rear of the 1½-story Oak Street house around 4:45 p.m. and quickly spread, responders said. Within minutes of firefighters' arrival, it went to three alarms. Oak Street, Fair LawnDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE All interior firefighters were removed and a defensive operation was ramped up, under cold, windy conditions that didn't make things any easier. They still knocked the fire down in under an hour and declared it under control minutes later. Oak Street, Fair LawnBoyd A. Loving for DAI…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Flames and smoke kept a Wayne police officer from rescuing a dog who died in a house fire, authorities said. Township police, firefighters and First Aid Squad members responded to what began as a garage fire on Sycamore Terrace around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Christian Wittig said. A resident told Corporal Robert Feeney that her dog was inside, Wittig said. Feeney went in trying to rescue the dog but had to retreat after several attempts due to the fire and smoke, the captain said. Firefighters retrieved the dog, but resuscitation efforts failed, Wittig said. Corporal Robert Hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden
Update: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE, Aug. 1: A Roselle man has been charged with setting the fires. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  Firefighters in Linden and neighboring towns handled a string of fires Thursday night that police say appear to be suspicious.  No one was hurt in any of the fires.  The first in the series of blazes occurred at 809 N. Wood Ave. around 10 p.m., said Lt. Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police Department. The building was unoccupied, but police said neighbors were evacuated safely as a precaution.  An empty house on Seymour Avenue went up n…

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by Paul Milo