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Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials
Multiple Levels Of East Rutherford High-Rise Damaged By Water After 2nd Alarm Fire: Officials Multiple floors of an East Rutherford high-rise building suffered water damage after a fire broke out Sunday, Jan. 26, fire officials said. Fire crews rushed to 1 Meadowlands Plaza after a fire alarm activated at the multi-story high-rise office building around 3:45 p.m. The East Rutherford Fire Department arrived to find that the building's sprinkler system had successfully extinguished a fire within an air handler unit located in the penthouse, officials said. Due to the size of the building and potential hazards, a second alarm was issued to ensure enough manpower was available. Respondi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Electrical Fire At HUMC Doused Electrical Fire At HUMC Doused
Electrical Fire At Humc Doused An electrical fire at Hackensack Meridian Health's Hackensack University Medical Center broke out Wednesday morning, Oct. 2. An activated fire alarm brought the city's fire department to the scene around 6:40 a.m., firefighters said. "Further investigation found an electrical buss bar shorted out and activated a nearby sprinkler head," the HFD said on Facebook.  "The electrical equipment automatically shut down and the sprinkler extinguished any remaining hot spots." Damage was contained to the electrical equipment and a small amount of hospital supplies nearby due to water from the …

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by Cecilia Levine