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Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police
Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police Verona first responders had a harrowing rescue on Tuesday, Nov. 8, treating a cardiac emergency in a basement, police said. At 11:20 a.m., police, rescue, fire along with the Department of Public Works and first responders from Montclair and Atlantic responded to a cardiac related medical emergency inside the basement of a building at Bloomfield Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, officers said. Upon arrival, first responders realized the only way to get him out was through a sidewalk basement vault door, officers said. "This required a unified and coordinated effort between all agencies at the s…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Worker Killed In Fall At Bayonne Terminal Worker Killed In Fall At Bayonne Terminal
Worker Killed In Fall At Bayonne Terminal A 25-year-old worker died Sunday when he fell 35 feet into a fuel tank on a ship docked at the Bayonne waterfront, responders said. What began as a rescue operation shortly before 9:30 a.m. soon turned into a recovery at the Bayonne Dry Dock on Port Terminal Boulevard, they said. “Arriving firefighters found a worker employed by a painting contractor [who] fell approximately 35 feet down into a confined space in the forward bow section of the USNS Red Cloud," Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver. "The ship is in the dry dock for repair. “Firefighters set up for a technical rescue and desce…

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by Jerry DeMarco