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Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze
Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze An 84-year-old woman died and a firefighter was injured in a Jersey City house fire Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames and smoke when responding to 270 Clerk St., around 10:45 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two-alarm blaze was confined to the second floor of the home, where the woman was found unresponsive in her bedroom, Suarez said. The victim was pronounced dead at 11:44 a.m., the prosecutor said. One Jersey City Fire Captain was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The fire wa…