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Suspicious fire tears through Mahwah house under construction

UPDATE: A suspicious fire tore through a 2½-story wood-frame house under construction on a Mahwah cul-de-sac, authorities said.

Photo Credit: Courtesy MAHWAH FD
Photo Credit: Courtesy MAHWAH FD

Arson investigators were called to the Lakeview Drive scene off Stag Hill Road.

“It was fully involved when police and firefighters got there” around 9 p.m., an emergency responder told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.

Within a half-hour, they went to defensive positions.

Firefighters drafted water from the lake due to a lack of area hydrants. A firefighter slipped partially into the lake during the operation but didn’t fall and wasn’t injured, officials said.

All units were cleared around 1 a.m.

PHOTOS: Courtesy MAHWAH FD

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