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Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire
Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire UPDATE: Two Teaneck police officers rescued an 88-year-old wheelchair-bound tenant from what began as an appliance fire in her fifth-floor apartment, carrying her down several flights to safety, authorities said. Sgt. Stephen Morena and Officer Aundra Ellington quickly gathered the woman – who, it turns out, had an oxygen tank that could have exploded – after the blaze broke out in the brick building at 34 State Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Morena and Ellington carried the woman to the second floor and handed her over to members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, A…

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