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Bergen Man, 76, Severely Burned In Backyard Accident Bergen Man, 76, Severely Burned In Backyard Accident
Bergen Man, 76, Severely Burned In Backyard Accident A 76-year-old Saddle Brook man smoking a cigarette on his front porch Friday afternoon was severely burned after his flannel pants ignited, poilce said. “He didn’t realize what happened until it was too late,” Police Chief Robert Kugler told Daily Voice. AirMed One flew the Wilson Street victim to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston after he inadvertently dropped the cigarette in his lap, the chief said. He suffered third-degree burns on his leg, Kugler said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
Photos: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Explosions Rock Area In Saddle Brook Fire Explosions Rock Area In Saddle Brook Fire
Explosions Rock Area In Saddle Brook Fire Neighbors reported hearing explosions in a smoky Tuesday afternoon fire in a Saddle Brook home. The 64-year-old homeowner got safely out of the Lanza Avenue residence after the fire broke out shortly before 1:50 p.m., Police Chief Robert Kugler said. However, a half-dozen or so house cats of hers may or may not have made it, the chief said. The two-alarm blaze collapsed the rear of the home and tore through the rest, he said, adding that homes on either side were damaged by heat and flames. Saddle Brook firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Garfield, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria A runaway sedan slammed into a support column that kept it from plowing through the front of a pizzeria in a Saddle Brook shopping center on Tuesday. The 56-year-old township resident wasn’t injured Tuesday after she hit the gas instead of the brake and her 2015 Volvo crashed into the brick column outside Donna’s Pizza at the Terra Mini Mall on Market Street, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. A building inspector was on scene with the shopping center property manager to shore up the façade, Kugler said. It's the same shopping center where an out-of-control sedan driven by a 91-year-old…

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by Jerry DeMarco