Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced

Bystanders stepped up to help a family trapped on a fire escape as a fire tore through their West New York building, ultimately displacing 40 other families on Thursday, Dec. 1.

WNY fire Dec. 1.
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Cecilia Levine

12/01/2022 5:14 p.m.

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The footage shared by News12 New Jersey appears to show the owners of the bodega on Madison Street using their own ladder to help three children and a dad stuck on a jammed fire escape as flames ripped through the building around 5 p.m.

Twenty-five families in the Madison Street building were displaced while 16 others on the adjacent 55 Street building were displaced.

The Red Cross opened a reception center and will be providing financial assistance to the families impacted.

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