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Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms
Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Hackensack firefighters caught two children tossed to them by their parents during an overnight apartment building blaze. The city's bravest arrived at the four-story brick building on Prospect Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, to find several residents on the fire escapes trying to flee the second-floor blaze. Other children, as well as adults, were rescued safely after two youngsters were dropped to the firefighters from the escapes. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. Several tenants were displaced, however, and went to stay with relatives. The Red Cross ass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Support Surges For Hoboken's 'Doorman Dave' After Fire Support Surges For Hoboken's 'Doorman Dave' After Fire
Support Surges For Hoboken's 'Doorman Dave' After Fire David Hernandez is a familiar face in Hoboken. Some know him from Northern Soul on First Street, where he works security. Others know him from CVS, where he works when he's not at NoSo. It seems like everywhere he goes, Dave Hernandez — affectionately known as "Doorman Dave" — brings cheer. But now, Hernandez's Hoboken community is bringing cheer to him, after he and his family lost everything in a Jackson Street apartment fire Sunday, Sept. 4. "He's married and has the most adorable daughter called Janyvah," a colleague said on a newly-launched GoFundMe campaign. "All the man does i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Investigators Probe Fort Lee Apartment Building Blaze Investigators Probe Fort Lee Apartment Building Blaze
Investigators Probe Fort Lee Apartment Building Blaze People shooting off fireworks apparently were responsible for igniting a fire at a Fort Lee apartment complex, authorities said. Members of the borough Fire Prevention Bureau were investigating what responders said was an accidental July 4th blaze at Arrive Fort Lee on Crest Lane. Firefighters doused the flames, which had spread to the building from two Dumpsters ignited by fireworks shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Cliffside Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Leonia, Palisades Park and Ridgefield. PHOTOS: Werner…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Resident Identified In Fatal Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze UPDATE: Resident Identified In Fatal Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze
Update: Resident Identified In Fatal Ridgewood Senior Housing Blaze Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing, 11 Ridge Road, RidgewoodBoyd …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Late-Night Memorial Day Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Late-Night Memorial Day Blaze
Hackensack Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Late-Night Memorial Day Blaze Hackensack firefighters quickly doused a late-night Memorial Day apartment blaze. The first arriving companies extinguished the second-floor blaze at The Summit on Prospect -- formerly known as the Quail Heights Apartments -- on Prospect Street shortly before 11 p.m. There was smoke and water damage down to the lower level, one tenant said. No injuries were reported. The official cause wasn't immediately determined, although a tenant said she thought it was electrical. No injuries were reported in the Memorial Day fire at the Quail Heights Apartments on Prospect Avenue in Hackensack.D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century 19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century
19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century UPDATE: At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday when a fire tore through a high-rise Bronx apartment building -- a blaze that New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "one of the worst that we have witnessed during modern times.” The cause of the five-alarm fire? A "malfunctioning electric space heater” in a bedroom of a duplex apartment on the second and third floors of the 19-story building, NYFD Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. A door to the apartment was left open, filling the building with smoke, Nigro told reporters. All of the children killed were 16 years old a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire
Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire UPDATE: A fund established to aid Hurricane Sandy victims will go toward helping families displaced by a fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries in the six-alarm fire on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, which ignited Saturday afternoon, continued through the night and collapsed portions of the five-story brick building. Authorities initially feared the worst when a resident was unaccounted for, Mayor Mark Sokolich said, but that tenant apparently is out of the country. The Red Cros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Six Families Displaced In 3-Alarm Hoboken Building Fire Six Families Displaced In 3-Alarm Hoboken Building Fire
Six Families Displaced In 3-Alarm Hoboken Building Fire Six families were displaced in a Hoboken fire that ravaged an apartment building Monday night. The 231 Clinton St. blaze was under control around 9:40 p.m., Hoboken fire officials said. No injuries were reported.  The cause remained under investigation as of Tuesday morning. Don’t think I slept for more than 10 minutes last night after the fire in the apartment building next door. @HobokenFire arrived quickly, evacuated everyone in the building on fire / my building and put out the fire in about two hours pic.twitter.com/anWE6dbwWI — Deanna Moore ♡ (@deannamoo22) January 12, 2021

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park police braved thick smoke Saturday afternoon to get all residents of an apartment building out safely after a fire broke out in a unit being renovated. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. on the second floor of a four-story apartment building above a trio of storefronts at the corner of Anderson and Lincoln avenues. A paint thinner apparently caught fire, sending smoke through the hallways. Sgt. Chris Merrill dashed through the smoke to the upper floor to get residents out, while Officers Jason Messina and Marc Moschella and Deputy Chief Vincent Capano cleared the rest of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Teaneck Apartment Complex Blaze Firefighters Douse Teaneck Apartment Complex Blaze
Firefighters Douse Teaneck Apartment Complex Blaze No injuries were reported after a Wednesday afternoon fire on the top floor of a four-story Teaneck apartment complex. The three-alarm blaze at the brick Walraven Apartments building on Ayers Court broke out shortly after 4 p.m.  It spread through the cockloft into the walls, damaging at least two apartments, responders said. Ridgefield Park, Hackensack, Bergenfield and Englewood firefighters were among those who assisted their Teaneck colleagues. No serious injuries were reported.Yaniv Besterman Firefighters from several communities assisted their Teaneck colleagues.Yaniv Besterman

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building
Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building Firefighters battled a Sunday blaze that severely damaged a Haledon apartment building. The second-floor fire across the cockloft of the Belmont Avenue building, partially collapsing the roof and dropping part of the flaming cornice and soffit into the street. No injuries were reported in the fire, which went to three alarms for coverage after igniting around 4:30 p.m. There was no immediate word on how many people were displaced. Assisting Haledon firefighters at the scene or in coverage were their colleagues from Franklin Lakes, Paterson, Prospect Park, Wayne and Wyckoff, among others…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Several Rescued From Apartment Building Fire In Montclair Several Rescued From Apartment Building Fire In Montclair
Several Rescued From Apartment Building Fire In Montclair Firefighters from Montclair and neighboring departments responded to a blaze at an apartment building that displaced several tenants, officials said.  There were no reports of injuries.  A passerby reported smoke in the area of Claremont and North Fullerton avenues around 12:36 a.m. Sunday. Responding firefighters found the fire at the building on North Fullerton, where several people were standing on fire escapes. They were rescued with ground ladders, officials said.  Flames were seen in the balcony areas on four floors. Mutual aid came in from Bloomfield, Orange, East Ora…

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by Paul Milo