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‘Praying No One Was In There’: Fire Destroys Abandoned Passaic Home, Squatter Search Continues
Authorities were hoping no squatters were inside a vacant Passaic home destroyed by fire on Wednesday. “The property was abandoned,” Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said after firefighters doused the blaze at Main Avenue and Temple Place. “However we are investigating and still searching to confirm whether it was empty. “I am praying no one was in there.” Flames were blowing through the roof of the dilapidated 2½-story home when firefighters arrived shortly after 7 a.m. They were forced into an exterior attack right from the jump, as the roof, floors and exterior sections began to fall in. Fir…
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? Arson Suspects Threw Incendiary Device Into Central Jersey Dumpster
Police seek the public's help locating four men who threw an incendiary device into a dumpster. On Sunday, June 5, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the four arson suspects drove into the parking lot of Blonder Tongue, Old Bridge police said. The incendiary device caused a fire which required a response by the police and fire department. If you know any of these four people, contact Detective Spinola at (732) 721-5600 x 3181 or aspinola@oldbridge.com
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2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police
Two students have been charged in connection with the evacuation of 3,000 high school students in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 11, South Brunswick police were notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science classroom at the South Brunswick High School. While students and staff evacuated the building, twelve additional police officers responded to maintain safety and security. Fire departments from Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the scene with four trucks an…
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North Wildwood Firefighters Rescue Stranded Jet Skier Trapped Waist-Deep In Marsh
Firefighters rescued a stranded jet skier trapped up to his waist in a North Wildwood marsh Sunday evening. Water rescue crews responded to a disabled wave runner around 9 p.m., the fire department said. "Crews could hear the wave-runner operator blowing his whistle but it took some time to locate his exact position [due to] to poor visibility," officials said. The victim was eventually located in the marsh approximately 1000 feet from the closest area accessible by boat. Two firefighters were sent in to the marsh, but upon reaching the area, they found the victim had sun…
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Palisades Park Firefighters Battle Extreme Heat, Terrain To Douse House Blaze
It wasn’t the easiest job: The air was thick, with temperatures still in the high 80s, when a fire broke out in a home on a Palisades Park hill at the top of a private driveway. Borough firefighters lugging hoses and ground ladders doused the Monday night blaze -- saving the house -- with no serious injuries. An air conditioning unit in back of the Chateau Road home ignited, sending flames up the vinyl siding, then into a soffit and roof rafter, shortly before 8 p.m., Fire Chief John Mantone said. Mantone’s firefighters had help at the scene from their colleagues from Ridgefield and Leoni…
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: Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire
UPDATED: An elderly woman died Monday after a fire at her home in Middlesex County, authorities said. The fire was not suspicious in origin, Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash said. The 72-year-old woman lived alone in the two-story house, Dudash said. Her name was not released pending notification of her family. The woman was found in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene, Dudash said. The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, Dudash said. More than 20 firefighters responded to the two-story home after a passerby called to report seeing fla…
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Party-Goers Don't Realize NJ House Is On Fire, Good Samaritan Dials 911
Well over 100 attendees at an Englewood 4th of July party apparently didn't realize the house was on fire until a passerby dialed 911, neighbors said. The good Samaritan said she "happened to be walking my grandson" on West End Avenue when she "saw the left side of the house on fire" around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. "There were a lot of drunk people -- like, 150," a witness said. "Nobody noticed." No serious injuries were reported. Police charged Robert Ferrarelli, 20, with aggravated assault on a police officer, making terroristic threats during a state of emergency, rioting and resisting. …
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Firefighters Douse Westwood Blaze
Firefighters doused a quick-moving blaze that severely damaged a Westwood home Thursday morning. The fire broke out on the second floor of the Hillside Avenue home around 5:15 a.m. and blew through the attic. A candle left burning overnight may have been to blame, responders said. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within 20 minutes. A quick response prevented even more extensive damage. No injuries were reported. 65 Hillside Ave., WestwoodRobert Saul Among those assisting Westwood firefighters were their colleagues from Hillsdale and Woodcliff Lake, with an ambulan…
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Police, EMS, SWAT Units Respond To Jamesburg Incident
A large number of police, fire and EMS personnel including SWAT officers responded to an unspecified incident on Thursday afternoon. Law enforcement officers were at Reade Street and Cavour Avenue in Jamesburg about 2 p.m., authorities said. Part of Pergola Avenue is closed due to police activity, police said in a community notification.Residents are advised to avoid the area. Police had not reported any other details on the emergency call. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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North Jersey Man Burned When Sealant Vapors Flash In His Face
A 21-year-old Allendale man sustained first- and second-degree burns Tuesday when vapors from a can of spray sealant flashed in his face, authorities said. The New Street victim was using the rubber spray in his backyard when something ignited the vapors -- possibly static electricity, Allendale Police Chief George Scherb told Daily Voice. The flash burned his face and scalp, the chief said. An ambulance took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. ****** UPDATE: A grave digger was pinned up to his knees when the walls of a plot at a Lyndhurst cemetery collaps…
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35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire
An apartment house fire in Edison destroyed 11 apartments, ousting at least 35 tenants from their units, authorities said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Parsonage Road building when firefighters arrived around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Some tenants were able to return to their homes to collect some belongings -- others lost everything, Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth Jr. said. One township firefighter suffered a hand injury and was expected to be treated and released, Toth said. The Red Cross and township Health Department assisted in relocating everyone evacuated fr…
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Marine Fire Unit Rescues Boater In Perth Amboy
One person was rescued from a boat fire on the Perth Amboy waterfront Thursday evening, authorities said. Fire Department units arrived to find a boat on fire with a person still on board around 5 20 p.m., near Front and Gordon street, Perth Amboy fire officials said. Marine 5 rescued the occupant, who did not sustain any injuries, and extinguished the blaze, officials said. Fireboats from Carteret and Newark also were dispatched as part of the NJ Regional Fireboat Task Force, but later cancelled. Perth Amboy's Marine 5 responded to a boat fire on Thursday evening.Perth Amboy Fire Dep…
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Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze
UPDATE: Firefighters rescued a woman while others fled from danger during an intense blaze that consumed a large Clifton multi-family building, killing a dog and a cat and driving 21 people from their homes. The six-alarm blaze broke out on the upper floor of a three-apartment Lexington Avenue home next to a Clifton Avenue gas station around 2:30 p.m. It quickly went to two alarms as firefighters who arrived within moments climbed portable ladders looking for occupants and thick black smoke poured into the sky. They rescued one woman who apparently was preparing to jump from a second floo…
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30 Driven From Homes As Electrical Fire Races Through Hackensack Apartment Building
An electrical fire raced through several apartments, driving 30 people from their homes in a Hackensack apartment building Sunday night. City firefighters said they found fire in the walls and floors of apartments on all three floors of the Main Street building. It took time to complete the job because of "an electrical issue throughout the building, which is what led to the fire being in several apartments," the department said. PSE&G responded to cut power. No injuries were reported. Joining Hackensack's bravest at the scene were their firefighting colleagues from Englewood, Tean…
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