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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
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Fire Crews Kick Down Door To Reach Smoky Blaze Ravaging Morris County Basement VIDEO: Fire Crews Kick Down Door To Reach Smoky Blaze Ravaging Morris County Basement
Video: Fire Crews Kick Down Door To Reach Smoky Blaze Ravaging Morris County Basement The action-packed moment when several Morris County firefighters kicked down a doorway — hoses in hand — to reach and begin extinguishing a smoky basement blaze was captured in a video clip from the department's "helmet cam." The Boonton Fire Department responded to the report of smoke coming from a Mountain Lakes home around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews confirmed a fire in the basement and with heavy smoke billowing from the garage and the ‘D’ side of the home, the department said. Crews immediately went to work, kicking down the basement door to ga…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Firefighters Douse Paterson Basement Blaze Firefighters Douse Paterson Basement Blaze
Firefighters Douse Paterson Basement Blaze No serious injuries were immediately reported after Paterson firefighters doused a basement fire in a multi-family home Saturday morning. Firefighters had the main body of the fire in the three-story Hamilton Avenue building knocked down within minutes after it broke out around 11 a.m. It was under control in roughly a half hour. The number of those displaced weren't immediately available.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze
Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze Arson investigators were summoned after a trash fire in the basement of a mixed-use building in Passaic was quickly doused Sunday. Sprinklers helped contain the two-alarm blaze to the storage room on the Exchange Place side of the six-story building on Main Avenue after it broke out shortly before 2 p.m., responders said. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Glen Rock Basement Blaze Injures Firefighter PHOTOS: Glen Rock Basement Blaze Injures Firefighter
Photos: Glen Rock Basement Blaze Injures Firefighter A basement fire that sent smoke billowing through a single-family Glen Rock house Thursday night injured a borough firefighter, though not seriously, responders at the scene said. Colleagues from several departments joined borough firefighters or provided backup to the South Maple Avenue blaze. They included Fair Lawn, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Paramus, Ridgewood and Wyckoff. Glen Rock police and EMS also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. Glen Rock's bravest were assisted by neighboring colleagues.Boyd A. Loving At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Aftermath.Boyd A. L…

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by Jerry DeMarco