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21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire 21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire
21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire Live wires temporarily kept firefighters from dousing flames that destroyed 21 vehicles on a lot off Broad Avenue in Ridgefield. A wire downed in Thursday night's storm ignited two vehicles in the depot, filled with hundreds of new vehicles, next to Metro Fuel on Hudson Avenue near H Mart, authorities said. Firefighters found two vehicles fully involved with live wires arcing over them, blocking initial suppression efforts. They doused nearby oil tanker trucks to prevent them from catching fire while they awaited PSE&G. The fire broke out off Broad Avenue (Route 1) in Ridgefield.D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne
Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne The area of Avenue A and 4th Street in Bayonne was closed to vehicles and pedestrians after a transformer exploded downing live wires around 10:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said. PSEG was on scene for repairs as of 10:50 a.m., Bayonne police told Daily Voice. More than 270 PSEG customers were without power as of 11 a.m., according to the PSEG outage map.

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by Cecilia Levine