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Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home PHOTOS: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home
Photos: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home A suspicious car fire spread to a Garfield home before dawn Monday. A firefighter sustained a minor injury in the 2 a.m. blaze on Prospect Avenue. Garfield firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Hackensack, Lodi, Saddle Brook, Teaneck and Wallington. They had the blaze officially knocked in about an hour and a half. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit was summoned. PHOTOS by Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Garfield car/home fireDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Garfield firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Hackensack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center VIDEO: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center
Video: Massive Fire Consumes Paterson Building Housing Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center Flames consumed a Paterson mill that housed a substance rehab center Saturday, collapsing walls and floors and sending plumes of smoke over Route 80 that could be seen for miles -- but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading. No injuries were reported at the Straight Street commercial building, which housed the Straight and Narrow rehab center operated by Catholic Charities of the Paterson Diocese. "That's a big hit for a lot of clients and staff in New Jersey," a substance-abuse professional affiliated with the program said, noting that the program served thousands, making it one of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire
Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire A Fairview woman suffered burns on her face and arms in a Thursday stove fire, authorities said. The Anderson Avenue woman apparently was injured by a fire sparked by oil in a frying pan, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where specialists were to determine whether she should be transported to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Lodi House Fire Rekindles Lodi House Fire Rekindles
Lodi House Fire Rekindles UPDATE: Lodi firefighters returned to the scene of an early-morning house blaze after it rekindled a few hours later. No injuries were reported in the Avenue D blaze, which initially broke out just after 5:30 a.m. Monday and was contained to the upper floor.  Lodi firefighters, who were assisted by their colleagues from Hackensack, Saddle Brook and Wallington, returned three hours later to extinguish the rekindled flames. The Lodi Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating to determine the cause.  No injuries were reported.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Avenue D blaze in Lodi broke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze
Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze Fire ravaged a Passaic home Saturday afternoon. Firefighters needed a little over two hours to knock the three-alarm blaze in the 2½-story Liberty Street house. No injuries were immediately reported. At the Liberty Street fire in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE PHOTOS: Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE At the Liberty Street fire in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Fire Damages Iconic Newark Deli Weeks After 'Sopranos' Prequel Filming Fire Damages Iconic Newark Deli Weeks After 'Sopranos' Prequel Filming
Fire Damages Iconic Newark Deli Weeks After 'Sopranos' Prequel Filming UPDATE: The deli's ownership announced later in the day on Tuesday, July 2 that it will reopen for carryout and delivery orders on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. The dining room will remain closed temporarily.  Hobby's Delicatessen & Restaurant, a staple in downtown Newark for generations, is closed indefinitely following a fire at the business Monday afternoon, the eatery said.  A firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries battling the blaze at the Branford Place eatery, which was reportedly brought under control in about a half hour. None of the dozens of staff and customers were hur…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus
Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus No injuries were reported after a sedan crashed into a wall in front of a Route 17 furniture store in Paramus Sunday night. Borough firefighters doused an engine blaze that broke out in the four-door Nissan Altima after it slammed into The Loft Furniture Outlet on the highway’s southbound side between A&S Drive and Midland Avenue. The building wasn’t seriously damaged. A flatbed removed the charred and severely damaged vehicle. Paramus police and firefighters responded. Police were investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Tenant, 64, Therapy Dog Killed In Cluttered Wayne House Fire Tenant, 64, Therapy Dog Killed In Cluttered Wayne House Fire
Tenant, 64, Therapy Dog Killed In Cluttered Wayne House Fire A 64-year-old tenant living amid an enormous collection of tools, equipment and large buckets was killed, along with his therapy dog, in a Thursday night blaze in Wayne, authorities confirmed. The rented cabin on Ratzer Road had "debris everywhere," a responder said. "We're unsure if it had running water or even heat or electricity." Firefighters battled valiantly, but the 7:42 p.m. blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof. Robert Freudenberg and his dog, Popeye, were later found dead inside. All five township fire companies responded, along with a warming bus an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Family Loses Everything In Fire Mahwah Family Loses Everything In Fire
Mahwah Family Loses Everything In Fire UPDATE: A Mahwah family of four lost just about all of their belongings in a morning fire. Anthony Covello sustained a minor burn on his hand and his wife, Kari, was treated for smoke inhalation from the Oweno Place fire, which broke out in a small boiler room around 7 a.m., authorities said. Township police Township Officers Keith Iorio and Rob Birney got the couple and their two children out of the house and to a neighbor’s home, then turned extinguishers on the blaze, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Unfortunately, "the flames quickly spread throughout the house,” Batelli said. “Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paramus Firefighters Douse Lexus Blaze Outside Route 17 Stop & Shop Paramus Firefighters Douse Lexus Blaze Outside Route 17 Stop & Shop
Paramus Firefighters Douse Lexus Blaze Outside Route 17 Stop & Shop Paramus firefighters doused an engine blaze in a Lexus sedan parked outside the Route 17 Stop & Shop early Thursday evening. No injuries were reported at the incident at supermarket on the highway's northbound side. A tow truck removed the heavily scorched vehicle. Paramus police also responded. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving A tow truck removed the heavily scorched vehicle.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. ****** ALSO SEE: Two special needs students and three workers were safely removed to a nearby store after a school van caught fire…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Candle Ignites Maywood Garden Apartment Blaze, 10 Tenants Displaced, 2 Units Gone UPDATE: Candle Ignites Maywood Garden Apartment Blaze, 10 Tenants Displaced, 2 Units Gone
Update: Candle Ignites Maywood Garden Apartment Blaze, 10 Tenants Displaced, 2 Units Gone Firefighters battled bone-chilling temperatures and stiff winds while dousing a Maywood garden apartment complex fire that apparently was ignited by a candle. Two apartments are a total loss and nearly a half-dozen others were severely damaged, displacing 10 residents, Maywood Police Capt. Terence Kenny said. The American Red Cross found them temporary lodging, the captain said. No injuries were reported. The blaze broke out around 9:30 p.m. on the second floor at the Maybrook Garden Apartments on Demarest Place, Kenny said. The last engine returned at 2 a.m., he said. Among those assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Spark From Electrical Cord Ignites Paper Dust Fire At Marcal Plant UPDATE: Spark From Electrical Cord Ignites Paper Dust Fire At Marcal Plant
Update: Spark From Electrical Cord Ignites Paper Dust Fire At Marcal Plant UPDATE: A crane ran over an extension cord, sparking a fire in a bowl of paper dust that spread in a building at the Marcal Paper in Elmwood Park Wednesday night, authorities said. Firefighters needed less than 90 minutes to extinguish the blaze. No injuries were immediately reported in the two-alarm fire, which began at the complex at Market and River streets around 7:45 p.m. The crane, which operates on a long track, ran over the cord, igniting a spark that lit the paper dust bowl in Building 10, said Police Chief Michael Foligno, who is also the borough administrator. Firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco