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Jeep Hits Pole, Bursts Into Flames In Ridgefield Park Jeep Hits Pole, Bursts Into Flames In Ridgefield Park
Jeep Hits Pole, Bursts Into Flames In Ridgefield Park PHOTOS: A Jeep struck a pole and caught fire overnight in Ridgefield Park. The driver quickly got out and wasn't seriously injured in the crash on Teaneck Road near Barnes Drive around 3:30 a.m. Friday, responders said. Ridgefield Park firefighters doused the blaze within minutes. Flames singed the pole and part of a resident's lawn. A PSE&G crew was summoned for repairs. Flames singed the pole and a resident's lawn.DAILY VOICE Ridgefield Park firefighters doused the blaze within minutes.DAILY VOICE AftermathDAILY VOICE

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Several Injured In Route 17 Crash Several Injured In Route 17 Crash
Several Injured In Route 17 Crash Several people were injured in a crash Tuesday night on Route 17 in Paramus. None of the injuries appeared serious after an SUV slammed into a utility pole on the northbound highway outside Petco, north of Midland Avenue, around 8:30 p.m. Borough police, firefighters and EMS responded. PSE&G was called to repair the pole.DAILY VOICE

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Blaze Destroys Paterson Home, Neighbors Flee Down Fire Escape Blaze Destroys Paterson Home, Neighbors Flee Down Fire Escape
Blaze Destroys Paterson Home, Neighbors Flee Down Fire Escape Reports of trapped residents thankfully proved unfounded as a gas-fed fire engulfed a Paterson home before dawn Sunday. Everyone got out safely in the William Street blaze, which broke out in a 1½-story wood-frame house off 12th Avenue shortly after midnight and quickly went to three alarms. There were initial fears that residents were trapped after evacuees were seen using the fire escape of a neighboring building on East 22nd Street that sustained exterior damage. A third building also was slightly damaged, responders said. No injuries were reported, however. PSE&G responded and cu…

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Flames Blow Through Roof Of Passaic Home Flames Blow Through Roof Of Passaic Home
Flames Blow Through Roof Of Passaic Home Firefighters battled a blaze that blew through the roof of a Passaic home Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out in a three-story wood-frame residence at the corner of High Street and Temple Place shortly after 2 p.m. It went from two alarms to three within minutes and then four alarms soon after. Conditions forced firefighters to battle the blaze from outside while avoiding downed power lines. 100 High Street, PassaicJo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Mutual aid responders included firefighters from East Rutherford, Rutherford and Wallington, among others, as well as city police and the County W…

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Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights
Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights A utility pole got knocked down outside a Hasbrouck Heights barber shop on Friday after a Jeep whose driver was on his cellphone drifted into oncoming traffic, authorities said. The 28-year-old Jeep driver from Garfield was distracted when the right front fender of his southbound Jeep struck the right front fender of a northbound SUV on Terrace Avenue just past Cleveland Avenue, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. The Jeep continued onto the opposite sidewalk, toppling the pole, he said. An ambulance responded, but neither the Garfield driver nor the other motorist, a 65-year-old boro…

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Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes
Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes Fire roared through three neighboring homes in Paterson late Sunday. The blaze broke out shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the rear attic of one of a row of 2½-story lookalike wood-frame houses packed together on Barnert Place. The flames quickly spread to a neighboring home and then another, all within 20 minutes. Before long, the fire was at four alarms. Water issues hampered firefighters' efforts. PHOTO COLLLECTION: BTFirePhotos.com The main body of the fire was knocked down around 11:30 p.m. It was declared under control soon after. No major injuries were reported. City fire officials s…

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Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole
Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole A driver who fled the scene after knocking down a traffic light in Totowa overnight was found at a go-go bar in Wayne about an hour and a half later, responders said. Overall details remained sketchy, but police said a BMW toppled the pole on Totowa Road at Hillery Street/Riverview Avenue near the Woodland Park border and kept going shortly before 1 a.m. Police closed the intersection and summoned a PSE&G crew after the pole was left lying on power lines. Alerts were broadcast and the fleeing vehicle was found, along with the driver, around 2:30 a.m. at Lace Gentlemens Club on Galesi D…

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Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There
Wayne Detectives Nab PSE&G Scammer, Believe More Victims Are Out There Wayne police detectives tracked down and charged a Queens man for conning a resident out of $2,570 through a utility scam. Now they’re trying to find out whether he had any other local victims. Welinton Cedano, 29, sent the township resident a bogus text that purported to be from PSE&G, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Following prompts, the woman was connected with someone claiming to be a manager who convinced her that she owed the utility money, Daly said. Before it was over, she’d made four separate payments to a Zelle account, he said. Suspecting it was bogus, the woman later …

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Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blaze, Water Problems, Frigid Temps In Garfield Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blaze, Water Problems, Frigid Temps In Garfield
Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blaze, Water Problems, Frigid Temps In Garfield UPDATE: Fierce frigid winds fanned a furious fire that engulfed one home and damaged another Monday night in Garfield, displacing 13 residents. Two cats were rescued, as well. Wires also caught fire -- with one of them falling next to an engine -- and a transformer blew shortly after the Scudder Street blaze broke out around 10 p.m. A firefighter sustained a shoulder injury that was treated at the scene, Police Capt. Richard Uram said. No other injuries were reported, he said. Flames consumed the first two floors of one home while quickly spreading. A neighboring home caught fire roughly…

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Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment
Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment A snow plow sent a utility pole crashing into the balcony of a Route 46 garden apartment complex Monday afternoon. A small fire was quickly doused during the mishap, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. as the truck was clearing the parking lot at the Lodi Court Apartments, witnesses said. No injuries were reported. A PSE&G crew was summoned. Lodi police and firefighters also responded.

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Snow Collapses Paramus Home (VIDEO) Snow Collapses Paramus Home (VIDEO)
Snow Collapses Paramus Home (Video) The weight of the early-week snowstorm collapsed a Paramus house that was being built, authorities said. The framed-out Arbor Road structure "has been under construction and confirmed vacant," Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Wednesday. Police and firefighters immediately responded to the collapse shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, the chief said. PSE&G and the borough building department were also notified, he said. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving shot the video and contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: Police tried in vain to rescue a Little Ferry driver who was…

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New Lexus Slams Into Fair Lawn Home New Lexus Slams Into Fair Lawn Home
New Lexus Slams Into Fair Lawn Home A brand-new Lexus coupe slammed into a Fair Lawn home following a collision with a sedan. No injuries were reported in Saturday night's mishap on Morlott Avenue. Damage to the home didn't appear severe. Fair Lawn police, Heavy Rescue, and Fire Company #1 responded, along with a borough building inspector and a PSE&G crew. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene of the crash on Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Both vehicles were towed. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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